I recall the quote by Jonathan Swift that "vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."
I think about having great vision for the beauty of this day (that so many things attempt to obscure). It's invisible--the underlying joy, wonder, and peace here--so we use a different spiritual vision to experience it.
I think about having great vision for people who, on the surface, present hopelessness or despair.
I think about having great vision for not-yet writers. I think about all my new students who hold within them great, life-changing writing that we just cannot see yet.
What else sits here, invisible, but here? When I see disappointment, the visionary sees possibility. When I see an obstacle, the visionary sees it as a stepping stone. When I see everything going all wrong, the visionary sees everything going all right.
I want that vision that sees the invisible thing.
LOVE this! I what that vision, too, Heather. Hope you will have a great year. Your students are so blessed to have you as their professor.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Patricia!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat vision is different than big dreams.
ReplyDeleteI think dreaming is more about hope, believing that things will come together.. But vision is seeing the opportunity, catching the light in someone's eyes, and looking at a tomorrow with new vigor