I recently had a conversation with someone and have been
thinking about it off and on for most of the week.
This person looked at something and what they saw wasn’t
what was actually there. At least, that
was my perception. It’s been weighing on
my thoughts. I’ve been trying to figure out how they could look at the same
exact thing I was and see something sinister, when what I saw was a message
that was clearly meant to be positive and uplifting.
As usual, the world and a little bit of reflection have a
way of resolving most problems. As is the case with this situation.
I was driving home from visiting with my family on Christmas
Eve. All roads between my brother’s and
home are lined with heavily wooded forest.
It was dark out and a large, dark shape appeared in the tree line.
Now, see, in Alaska we have an abundance of these large
beasties that have a tendency to run out in front of fast moving vehicles. This is especially common in the winter when
it’s dark and hard to see these creatures coming, and when ice and snow make
stopping quickly an unlikely prospect.
I’ve personally had one of those unlucky meetings of metal
and fur. Moose in Alaska weigh on
average about half a ton and the result of the collision are always highly destructive
for both parties. Having experienced
this first hand, I’m a bit hyper-aware. I typically lend extra attention to the
sides of the roads and the abundance of forests that line them.
So, as it turns out, the dark shape I saw on the side of the
road in the trees resolved into just that, a dark space where the trees were thin
of the snow covered branches. In other
trips, large, uprooted stumps have also appeared as moose upon first glance.
The point is, when you’re looking for and expecting moose,
you’ll see them, whether or not they are really there. The same goes for sinister intentions and
negativity or uplifting intentions and positivity. If you go looking for something, you’re
probably going find it.
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