I've had 20/20 vision most of my life. When I was 37, I went in for my normal eye exam, only to find that I would need glasses. The prescription was a pretty light one, but it was the first time in my life that my eyesight needed a little help. Well, I got the glasses, and wore them now and again. It was all fine. Fast forward about 7 years, and at my eye exam, the doctor uses the "B" word!!! BIFOCALS!!! I couldn't believe it. I actually cried right there in his chair because I never even considered that I may need bifocals eventually.
I was pretty mortified. I didn't get them that day, but about 2 years later (this year), I had to face it again. This was a different doctor at at different place, and he said some of the same things I had heard a couple of years before. So... I bit the bullet. I got the glasses, and guess what? I love them!! Wow, it's awesome to be able to see so clearly! It's like seeing everything in high definition. And reading is wonderful too. The tiny print in actually visible to me again!! Woohoo!!
This whole experience made me think of how we fight things in life. Things that don't fit into our preconceived ideas about how life "should be." We don't expect to lose a home. We don't expect to lose our jobs, or lose loved ones unexpectedly. Who actually gets married with the idea that 10 or 15 years later, they will be divorced or widowed? Life is precarious, and some of things we experience are things we wouldn't want to see anyone go through, but God has an amazing way of turning mourning into dancing. I have had a lot of loss in my life. But what I am finding is that some of the things that have made me most uncomfortable have also made my vision clearer. Pain is pain, and let's face it. It stinks. But it's part of this life, and beauty can definitely come out of pain. I always say "It makes no sense to go through a trial, and not come out better than when you went into it. If you come out the same, it was a waste of time". Keep smiling, and never lose hope!
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