Different Lens'

Perspective. Clarity. Taking a step back or focusing in. During a retreat this weekend, one of my supervisors had a group of 70 student leaders fold a sticky note in half, and then in half again. She then had us tear out a small circle where all the corners met, and unfold it. We held the sticky note out in front of us and looked through the small whole which allowed us to see one person, and then we brought the sticky note up to our eyes and looked around again, noticing that we could see everything. The point was simple: sometimes we need to either focus in on the details, or take a step back to look at the big picture. I'm a very big picture type of person, but putting it into the context of being able to change how I focus, and to what degree is something that I think will help me be more understanding.

When it comes to class, or work, or even my friends, sometimes I need to focus in on the fact that I need to succeeded on the one paper, or that I need extra time to make sure that the people I care about are doing okay.

I guess my point is that we all get tunnel vision to one extreme or another and in college we need to learn to find a balance, and utilize the big picture and the details, or we are bound to miss something vital.