Pay Attention

Jesus says "pay attention."  Notice the birds of the air and the lilies of the field.  No wonder we ignore the Spirit within.  We don't pay attention to the outer world.  It is not part of our space, our cyberspace.  In many ways then, we are blind.   With a partner, marriage, close relationship/friendship, it is the inner light that must pay attention to the other.  The outer light of the eye can see appearances, activity, but it is the inner light that sees what someone needs or is trying to communicate with words, actions, gestures.  "You are not listening," is what one says to the other, as the relationship is being strained.  "I heard you," is hearing with the ear.  Meditation might help us to tune into the inner light which can make human encounter quite a learning experience.  Some people pity the blind person.  But many of the blind hear the birds and smell the flowers.  And in their darkness, they love from a heart that lives in the light.