"A Different Lens" by G.

The newspaper on your front porch. Cars trudging down the street. The neon sign at the barber shop spelling "open". Just a few things that we see. People see many things, from inanimate objects to the people going through with their daily lives. We see these things through our eyes, and make judgments about them based on what we know. Soon, things that we see often enough appear to be static; like they can never change. If a person comes across as being rude or unfriendly during a first encounter, they might be associated with that perception for a long while. Places that we used to love become dull and boring. Well maybe it's time to change out the lens in your mind. It's our human nature to view many things a certain way. But you would be very surprised how different the world looks when you look through another person's eyes. The minute you stop walking into a place expecting a certain thing, and instead become a very open mind, you'll will see things differently. Lets say you walk into a park, and you look straight down. What would you see? The ground? Grass? Obviously. But we shouldn't be looking for the obvious. We should find what is underneath the obvious. What is really there when you look down? Not just grass. Weeds, flowers, insects, soil, the earth's crust. An entire ecosystem flourishing under your feet. Having a mindset like this reveals much more about the world around you than just using your eyes. Because to really see, you also have to use your mind.