2020
There are three types of sight: hindsight, eyesight, and insight. Each of them are important, but they give us different perspectives. Hindsight is past tense and gives us our history lessons. It helps us learn from both successes and failures. They say it is 20/20, but we don't always see things as they were. We see them how we remember them, and many of us have poor memories. Hence, history tends to repeat itself till we learn the lesson.
Eyesight is present tense. It helps us see and evaluate what is currently going on around us. It helps us evaluate our lives and live fully in the moment. For those of us who have to wear corrective lenses to see properly, you can appreciate what it is like to see things clearly.
Insight is future tense. It gives us clarity, hope, and encouragement for the future. It helps us weather the storms and keep track of our true North. It is our compass, our light, and our hope.
It is debatable which one is the most important. Perhaps it depends on where you are in life. I think each has merit and can either help or hinder us. I used to think that seeing was believing, but I found out that a good magician can make you believe just about anything, so sometimes our eyesight is the enemy of our faith, and faith is what sustains and propels us forward to face and overcome our fears.
As we enter the new year, here is my word of encouragement: learn the lessons from the past, don't miss the blessings of the present, and hold fast to your faith for the future. May God bless you and your family throughout the new year. I do believe it will be a year of great clarity for each of us.
Shalom!
Daniel Skognes
danskognes.com
"I knew it! Why didn't I follow my intuition?!" Aren't you tired of saying that?
5 年Really good. And foresight is intuitive.
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5 年Love your posts
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5 年You could add foresight to this ...closely linked to having emotional intelligence and thus responding kindly or at least ..appropriately ....also linked to maturity and good sense
Retired Educator
5 年I love this, Daniel Skognes, and the addition of oversight also. I fear I have probably been guilty of oversight many times in my lifetime as well as dwelling too often on my hindsight. Certainly, this is great food for thought!! Thank you.
Technical Advisor
5 年Thanks Daniel. I guess you chose these three sights that are very linked to life and what how we position ourselves.? so as I reflected on your three, I found the fourth sight: Oversight, which means a mistake we make because we failed to pay proper attention, i.e. poor use of our eyesight and insight. So I get what you mean. Lets use our hindsight, eyesight and insights, to avoid oversight in the coming year. Happy New Year to you too.?