New Eyes

I just picked up a new pair of eyeglasses yesterday.

My vision is pretty terrible, so this routine of seeing the doctor and then dropping over $300 on some eye wear has been a part of my life for many years. I've always loved the idea of "updating" my look with some new frames and picking out something completely different from my previous pair. This year, I actually made the switch from wire frames, to more nerd-worthy plastic ones. They are thicker and more noticeable, but cute, and are very comfortable because they don't have those annoying little plastic pads that dig into your nose and trap sweat, dirt, and other nasty particles.

Anyway, being that these glasses are new, the prescription is also stronger. Much stronger. I've always enjoyed and dreaded that first moment when the store clerk gives you your new purchase and you switch the old frames for the new. Anyone who needs vision correction knows what I'm talking about ... That moment where you put the new pair of glasses on and suddenly feel all cross-eyed and discombobulated, yet you can see 100% clearly for the first time in who-knows-how-long. It is probably one of the strangest feelings that I've experienced. It's like being drunk and dizzy, but not quite ... Completely tuned in to every little detail ahead of you, yet somehow aware of the increased blurriness in your periphery.

If only life was this way ...

Wouldn't it be wonderful to just put on a new set of eyes and see things clearly after a lifetime of haze?

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be eerily aware of everything and yet completely clueless to the meaning of it all ... All at the same time?

What if you could truly erase past judgements and make "first impressions" all over again?

What if the wrongs of the past could just fade into the background while the future became ever clearer?

The world would be a much better place if we all just got a new pair of glasses!