SUMMARY: The last few days I have been working on my telescope. My mind began to wander as I thought about views it offers versus views beyond its ability.
[ VISION ] -RARE GIFTS, CHANGE, & MORE: More times than I care to confess, I have longed to return to the only place I have ever called “home”. You will find me here in Rotonda West, FL of my own free will and choices. My love for Heather will always remain stronger than the Siren’s Song calling out to me. My home, my heart, my love are right here in front of me. Though their song attempts to deceive me and pull me into a world no longer my own, I am already home. My life will not be drawn into deadly waters by a deceptive song.
Yet, there is a very distinct difference between missing those I love and the disturbing thoughts made to pull my mind apart.
Today, my first message was sent to my son. He remains in my prayers, my thoughts, my heart, and my longing to see him and his wife, again. Distance and difference has created a rift in our communication and our convening within space and time.
The remaining part of this article is dedicated to my daughter and the relationship between her and a telescope.
Essentially, by the laws of physics and the speed of light, I can see into the past, much like a time machine, with my telescope. It permits firsthand views of our solar system and into our galaxy. I’ve seen spectacular views of our moon; a heavenly body 238,900 miles away from the backyard. I gazed deep into craters that are mere circles to the unaided eye. I’ve gazed upon a red giant star with a pair of bright white companions beyond the vision of any human.
Almost two years ago, Heather blessed me with the telescope that I speak of and I offer her my gratitude each time I point it towards the stars. Heather’s gift offers me views of God’s creation millions of miles from where I stand. Words cannot express how fortunate I am for this gift. The phone calls to Heather, made from our backyard to the bedroom just beyond the wall in front of me, would provide that opportunity to hear those feelings. Of the billions of people in this world, I am amongst the few who possess the firsthand knowledge of what lies beyond the first star to the left.
Here, I become a person unworthy of the blessings I receive. Where I am engulfed by greed and envy for what I don’t possess. I can peer deep into our night sky to see God’s majestic creation on display for “me”. By the combination of lens and position the gift sitting in front of me can reach out light years into the Milky Way galaxy.
However, this magnificent instrument forever lacks the capacity to show me a world less than 700 miles away from where I stand. A world where my loved ones continue their lives celebrating birthdays, graduations, the birth of grandchildren…all the while…beyond my vision.
The image I chose for this article is offered to my daughter as a gift for her birthday. Through God’s Time Machine, I retrieved an image of a beautiful girl who need only look up to find me.
