The Way I See It

While grocery shopping this morning, I stopped and got a hot chocolate at Starbucks. The have these (sometimes) interesting sayings/quotes on their cups and what was on my cup today is worth sharing.

Quoted by Tiana Tozer 92 paralympic silver and 96 bronze medalist in women's wheelchair basketball.
"They told you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What they failed to tell you is that it is best seen with the eyes closed. What you look like isn't important. What is important is who you are INSIDE and the choices you are making in your life."

I think that is #1 beautiful and #2 so true. As terrible as it sounds, I've often said I wish God had made all of us without sight. WHY? Well because then we would learn to know people by how they treat us. We wouldn't be turned off or never even give that person a chance to be a part of our lives because they dressed different, or were not blessed with the gift of beauty or were in a wheel chair, or whatever.

I am just as guilty as the next human in the fact that you see someone who is 'different' in dress, hair style, looks, whatever and you don't even give that person a chance. When in reality they could have turned out to be your best friend, lover or mate, if only we could look beyond the outer shell.

While I too would miss the beauty that God has provided in nature if indeed He made us without sight.... I wonder how many more wonderful people could be or could have been a part of my life, if I had not judge them FIRST by outer appearance?