Signs
Life is full of signs. Not signs like the STOP sign at the end of the street or the yellow caution sign for curvy roads.
The signs I'm talking about are the ones that are embedded deep within the very life you lead, moving along as you do and only popping up when the time is right. They are subtle, not glaringly bright like the neon OPEN signs of the little drugstore at the corner. You could say they're almost invisible at times. Maybe even like another language and only those who care to be literate in the sign-reading and keep their eyes wide open, minds clear and hearts willing to understand are able to take a mental snapshot of the sign, commit it to memory, and then later analyze it.
Because these signs are so unclear at times and so difficult to see, they require special thought, special attention, and extra focus to fully grasp what it is they are trying to tell us. Sometimes, we might read it wrong, the way a child may interpret the definition of a word incorrectly. We are all still learning and still growing at this "reading signs in life and nature" thing. Some of us never even know that this world of signs is being played out to us by life and continue about our merry way making mistakes when they could have been prevented if only you knew how to read. Some of us are so adept with our reading skills that we have PhDs and rattle off the meanings like our ABCs and even manage to read the signs meant for friends. But this tenacity can be taken as too overbearing at times and so in tune we might be with simply analyzing the signs that we forget to actually truly look into what it is saying and follow its words.
Then lastly, you have the in-betweens. Which is more or less most people. Sometimes we see the signs. Sometimes we don't. When we do, we then make a conscious decision to either accept and analyze or ignore it. If we choose the latter, maybe after a while, we then accept it as a sign and try to figure out how it plays into our lives. And then, if it's the case that we completely miss a sign, then maybe life gives us an opportunity to make a U-turn and catch a glimpse of it if it's truly important. Then again, if it's not really all that significant, we'll not waste time on backtracking and hopefully catch the next sign as it comes. Signs are persistent in making sure you get the message.
Which is the one obvious goal: relay a message to you. Sometimes it takes several signs for you to get the message loud and clear. Other times you pick it up right away. Depends on what type of sign reader you are. But regardless of how long it takes, short or long, as long as you get it and understand what life is trying to tell you. And once you understand it is up to you to make the decisions or changes necessary to keep on going.
The signs I'm talking about are the ones that are embedded deep within the very life you lead, moving along as you do and only popping up when the time is right. They are subtle, not glaringly bright like the neon OPEN signs of the little drugstore at the corner. You could say they're almost invisible at times. Maybe even like another language and only those who care to be literate in the sign-reading and keep their eyes wide open, minds clear and hearts willing to understand are able to take a mental snapshot of the sign, commit it to memory, and then later analyze it.
Because these signs are so unclear at times and so difficult to see, they require special thought, special attention, and extra focus to fully grasp what it is they are trying to tell us. Sometimes, we might read it wrong, the way a child may interpret the definition of a word incorrectly. We are all still learning and still growing at this "reading signs in life and nature" thing. Some of us never even know that this world of signs is being played out to us by life and continue about our merry way making mistakes when they could have been prevented if only you knew how to read. Some of us are so adept with our reading skills that we have PhDs and rattle off the meanings like our ABCs and even manage to read the signs meant for friends. But this tenacity can be taken as too overbearing at times and so in tune we might be with simply analyzing the signs that we forget to actually truly look into what it is saying and follow its words.
Then lastly, you have the in-betweens. Which is more or less most people. Sometimes we see the signs. Sometimes we don't. When we do, we then make a conscious decision to either accept and analyze or ignore it. If we choose the latter, maybe after a while, we then accept it as a sign and try to figure out how it plays into our lives. And then, if it's the case that we completely miss a sign, then maybe life gives us an opportunity to make a U-turn and catch a glimpse of it if it's truly important. Then again, if it's not really all that significant, we'll not waste time on backtracking and hopefully catch the next sign as it comes. Signs are persistent in making sure you get the message.
Which is the one obvious goal: relay a message to you. Sometimes it takes several signs for you to get the message loud and clear. Other times you pick it up right away. Depends on what type of sign reader you are. But regardless of how long it takes, short or long, as long as you get it and understand what life is trying to tell you. And once you understand it is up to you to make the decisions or changes necessary to keep on going.