"The way I see it" 

by Bob Perks

 

Stars play a significant role in my life.  It's the heavens I turn to when I am lost

and feeling unimportant.   But perhaps in the scheme of things it might be the worst thing I could do. 

 

Think about it.  If you wanted to look and feel taller would you head to

New York City and stand next to the Empire State building?  If you thought

that God had given you a beautiful singing voice would you want to do a duet with Andrea Bocelli?

 

You would probably say, "No! Of course not!  It's best to keep things in perspective. 

You should know your place in life, your limits."

 

By doing such things the building would make you feel small and insignificant

and Bocelli would make you sound like you gargle with sand.

 

So along that line of thinking, finding significance in the vastness of the universe

would certainly have the opposite result.  Most people feel like a speck of dust

compared to the billions of stars and millions of galaxies yet uncharted.

 

But there my friend is where you are wrong.

 

You see the key here is perspective.  It's how you see it and how I see it. 

In my talks I refer to it as "The way it is" model.  Two different viewpoints

and the reality that some where in the middle of those opposing thoughts is "The way it is." 

 

I would stand next to the Empire State Building so that I could see how big

things can be.  At one time someone thought that building to be an impossibility. 

Yet, I have stood on top of that impossibility and it was awesome.

 

I would proudly sing along with Andrea Bocelli, too.  First of all I do everyday as

I travel by car or when just working around the house.  I may not have the purity

of such a well trained voice for opera, but I have and do sing professionally. 

Would I ever turn down the honor of actually singing with him?  No way!  I'd go for it. 

Being the professional he is he would most likely be easy on me.  He'd permit me to sound good.

 

By some standards or perspectives he would be labeled an impossibility

because of his blindness.  You see once again someone would see limits

when he saw potential.

 

His success tells me there are no limits.

 

As does the sky.

 

I'll be the first to admit that whenever I really ponder the heavens it takes my

breath away.  I have seen photos of stars, planets and galaxies that where

taken far beyond what anyone would have imagined possible. 

 

In life we think things must have a beginning and an end.  Yet in contrast we 

stare into the heavens.  By example we could use it to define the words "forever"

and "infinity."

 

You would think that seeing my life as significant  in this endless universe may

be a challenge.  But as I see it you and I are more significant then any element

of the universe, known or unknown.  For we were created to reign over all of this. 

We have the capacity to question it all and the ability to comprehend it.  A galaxy  

may exist for millions of years and for whatever reason be destroyed without

having much of an impact on the universe as a whole.

 

But you and I have the ability to change the world we live in. A single act or a

lifetime of dedication to humanity sends a ripple into time, forever and infinity.

 

If you have faith then you know that there is nothing about you that is by chance. 

You were created on purpose, with purpose.  But you were also given the gift of choice. 

You can either feel small or tall.  You can see possibilities or see limits.

 

Tonight go into the darkness and look into the heavens.  They are there not to

make you feel small, but to show you there are no limits.

 

You were created to prove it.