SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

The world isn't the same as it was. A lot of things seem unclear and sometimes we can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, or the wood for the trees. It's hard to find clarity, just like when you put on your mask and your glasses get steamed up. (Now there's a new expression for the times we're living in...)
 
It's true that the past days (weeks, months...) have made us see things a little differently. And not only in negative ways. Spending so much time in your house can be annoying, because you're noticing things you never noticed before. But maybe it's a new and positive experience, because you're... well, you're noticing things you never noticed before. Maybe you're finding new cracks in the walls, but maybe you're also finding new plants in the garden and actually watching them grow. Talk about seeing things through new eyes (and talk about glass half full).
 
Maybe we're seeing ourselves - and each other - a little differently too. A recent survey revealed that most South Africans miss fried chicken more than just about anything else. Did we know that about ourselves and each other?
 
True, these days of lockdown can be hard on the eyes. Our moms told us that staring at screens would make our eyes go square. And here we are, sitting through Zoom meeting after Zoom meeting (and yes, Zoom fatigue is a thing). But what if Zoom is helping us to develop X-ray eyes, because we can sit in a meeting and still see what our kids are doing in the next room?
 
Our peripheral vision is probably developing too. That's how we can see something through the corner of an eye and mute the microphone just in time. You know, like when your three-year-old walks in and makes a toilet-related comment that your clients almost hear. Almost but not quite, thanks to the rapidly-developing reflex of the finger pressing the mute button. Spider-Man may have spider sense, but he's got nothing on us. We've developed excellent skill when it comes to looking through small spaces. That's because we've learned how to peer through the gate when a package arrives - or, more recently, when a food delivery arrives.
 
So there are always reasons to be positive, not least of which is that we might be developing super-powers and we don't even realise it. But those steamed-up glasses, though. Anybody got a solution for that?
 
And on that note, stay safe in there and out there. In the words of people everywhere... #StrongerTogether.