See the Y

This week, I have an eye test. Not something I'm nervous about, but just a reminder that my eyesight is poor! It reminds me of all the times that I've been rebellious and not worn my glasses or contacts. The amount of times I've greeted friends from afar, only to realise close up that they are strangers! (Should have gone to Specsavers) We underestimate the importance of vision -> not just eyesight but the value of seeing.

Seeing provides us with direction - helps us to see where we are and see where we're going. I don't know about you, but if I can't see, it frustrates me. Seeing provides us with understanding. ("I see," said the blind man.) If I can't see, it means I am in a place of confusion, misunderstanding ... and I just don't like it.

So at this moment in my life, I can't see the Y. I'm in the optician's chair squinting at all the letters, but I can't see the Y. I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, but I'm stuck in the routines of life. I wake up, go to work, work, go home, work some more, cook, eat, watch TV, think about going to the gym, read a book, then go to bed. And this pattern continues - and I lose sight of the Y.


I've come to realise the importance of Y. There is a reason for everything, even if we don't know it, there's a reason. And some of us can't see the reason for why we do things and so we're stuck - even thinking that we're doing what we're doing in vain. But all we need to do is see the Y. Once we adjust our eyesight and see the Y, it will have an impact on how we do everything. Purpose, direction and understanding will be found. These wise words sum it up nicely - 'Without a vision, the people perish'. Let me say it another way, 'Without a why, the people perish.' So I ask you, can you see the Y?