seeing with closed eyes

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There are well known adages that advise us to look beyond the outer trappings in order to see what is truly there. Don't judge a book by its cover. Beauty is only skin deep, etc. Humans by nature are visually stimulated creatures, so it's normal for us to simply pass judgement based solely on outward appearances. We do it everyday, instantly, and often without realizing it . We meet someone and immediately begin our evaluation. How tall are they, are they over weight, well groomed, nicely dressed, do they drive a fancy car, live in a big house? These are merely surface features, a flashy book cover to grab your attention, a thin cosmetic layer...nothing more, nothing less. To get to the truth we have to open the cover and begin reading , scraping past the window dressing , only afterwards can we make a well informed judgement. The next time you meet somebody, reserve/with hold any sort of judgement. Instead of seeing them with only your eyes, listen to them, get to know them. You may discover something wonderful. Many of the greatest books written have the most mundane covers, some of the most beautiful people have the most modest appearances... Base your judgements on substance not style.

Comments 15

  1. Alexandre Orion
    Nice powerful message, Ryu ... Thank you !

    :-)
  2. Connor Lidell
    Thank you, Ryu. Good sermon!
  3. RyuJin
    thanks, just wish I could get the formatting to work properly from the phone to the posting....

    And sadly I've caught myself doing surface evaluations on occasion..when I do I scrap my initial assessment in order to do a proper one. It doesn't happen often, but I can admit to it and work to improve...

    I was sort of inspired for it by overhearing comments made by some neighbors watching a couple of blind neighbors walking and noticing the blind one's reactions...
  4. Brian John Chamberlain
    Along the same lines: [url]http://99u.com/articles/17482/you-are-bad-at-assessing-people-but-so-is-everybody-else[/url]
  5. Brian Flanery
    Your message resonates with my way of thinking. It's kind of validating to me. Thank you.
  6. Llama Su
    Thank you, I greatly appreciate the message, some who cannot even attempt to see are perhaps like spiritless humans, lacking substance, or soul, they are trapped, stuck in a spell... They care less to know themselves, or the world around them.. maybe its the material and physical temptations, societies pressure, or maybe they are scared of realization...
    reminds me of Vader, when he finally sees Luke... And Luke finally sees Vader...
    Respect
  7. Jestor
    [quote]thanks, just wish I could get the formatting to work properly from the phone to the posting..[/quote]

    Ryu...

    You can email someone to post it for you (not me, as I do it from my phone too, lol) which is what I do... Any Moderator or Admin or clergy... But, I think only Admin can 'publish' it...

    And, as to your sermon, as one scary lookin' dude to another, Amen...;)
  8. Michael D
    Thanks for the sermon and a good reminder.
  9. Mareeka Theodore
    Beautiful. Thank You.
  10. Andres
    Beautiful message and one that I myself have followed for a long time

    thank you
  11. Rusty Grenier
    From the song "TORN" by Nellie Furtato...

    "Try to see whats there and not some Holy Light"

    Thank You
  12. tzb
    ^ Natalie Imbruglia ;)
  13. Rob Couls
    Thank You for that. Good Sermon
  14. Alexandre Orion
    [i]XII

    Colours blind the eye.
    Sounds deafen the ear.
    Flavours numb the taste.
    Thoughts weaken the mind.
    Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world
    but trusts his inner vision.
    He allows things to come and go.
    His heart is open as the sky.[/i]

    Thank you for this very appropriate reminder :[i] 'l’œil ne voit que la surface des choses ...'[/i]

    :-)
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