8 March 2007 8 Comments

glasses

When I was a kid, my dad would take me & my brother fishing – I wasn’t very good at it, didn’t catch much, & really struggled with the touching of the bait & the fish… seemed like it took forever to get the smell of salmon eggs off of my fingers. Something I could never understand is how my dad would know where to stop & fish – sometimes he’s even say, “There’s a few fish right over there.” I thought he was just trying to get me to wet my line…until the time that he took off his sunglasses & let me wear them.

They had this cool polarized effect, which eliminated the glare & allowed the wearer to see under the surface of the water. Now I knew why my dad said that there were fish over there – I could see them too. But I couldn’t see them until I had the glasses & was able to get past the powerful glare on the water.

Sometimes I feel like I’m still wearing the glasses, & that I can see things that are flowing under the surface of life as plainly as if they were exposed & in the open. I wonder why others don’t see it too. And when I try to describe what I’m seeing, all I get is a blank stare. Or worse, conflict. Sigh.

PS. cg- I changed the sunglasses pic because I couldn’t stand the starburst “white” outline around the glasses on the jpg.

8 Responses to “glasses”

  1. digapigmy 8 March 2007 at 12:17 #

    i know what you mean. often times it’s like trying to explain where the fish are to someone who’s not entirely convinced there is any such thing as fish

  2. David 8 March 2007 at 13:47 #

    Sounds like you need a visit from Navin R. Johnson’s (Steve Martin) adoptive Black mother.

    “Feelin’ different again, Navin?”

  3. shontell 8 March 2007 at 13:53 #

    LOL maybe you need a hat…or a brooch…or a pteradactyl.

  4. scoey-d 9 March 2007 at 09:15 #

    Brintus-yes, I know you do.

    Dabey- I am still attempting to find rhythm.

    Shontell- The fog is getting thicker, & Leon is getting larger.

  5. JayBird 9 March 2007 at 15:39 #

    I feel ya– hang-in. I try not to let the blank stares/weird looks cause me to feel rejected or feel badly about who I am. We’re just right.

  6. georgia 9 March 2007 at 21:32 #

    You must be psychic. I was looking at that photo thinking, “Did he change the image?”

  7. Chumples 10 March 2007 at 02:34 #

    Some people start religions because they have special glasses.

  8. TPluckyT 10 March 2007 at 12:23 #

    The future’s so bright . . . I gotta wear shades . . .



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