Behind These Eyes

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, ~He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he look as the object beloved, drawing it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.~ Essentially, every person has looked either at a drawing or a painting but let me ask you this question. When you look at a drawing or a painting what do you see? For some, most or all people they just see whats on the surface but for others they see something much more meaningful thats behind the painting itself, which keeps you interested. When it comes to love, whether you're a man or woman, it takes a person to continually see with fresh eyes the love you have within your heart, which never grows old no matter how old both of you get.

Without a doubt, the human body can break down to where certain areas of the body don't work like they used to or not at all. One particular part that usually goes is a person's vision and whether you're far sighted or near sighted, glasses or contacts are needed. In a sense, when there is a confusion in a person's heart as to whether he or she is in love, one's vision can be impaired to where you don't know which direction you heart is going. Every person has gone or is going through this and let me tell you something its no picnic to experience. For it takes someone real special to metaphorically put glasses on your heart to see clear as day to who you want to be with.

When it comes to relationships, potential and.or significant, ever person sees their significant other, but does he or she actually see him or her? Let me give you this challenge, ask you significat other to describe you and vice versa, but here's the catch you can't go by the physical features. Why? Primarily, its what a person usually goes by first and, in my opinion, in order for a potential and/or significant relationship to flourish you have to see beyond the person. In other words, look past the painting and see what makes that person special, unique, and worth loving. As with a painting, it takes a lot of time and patience to see what's there and when you truly see what's in front of you're eyes, you won't be dissapointed.

If you think about it, love is like a painting as it start off as a blank canvas and in some aspect two people's heart can be that way as well. As two people meet the colors on the palette of life start to be placed and as they get to know one another the friendship grows to where the colors are mixed together. Inevitably tha friendship turns from like to love and before you know it that metaphorical paintbrush has turned several brush strokes into something both can look back on and smile because no words can oftentimes describe what's been created. You can only just stand back, pray, and be thankful to the Master Painter, GOD, for painting a perfect portrait that you get to see and spend time with every day.

Someone once said, ~Love is like a painting in the beginning its only an idea, but over time, it is built up through errors and corrections till you have a breath taking work of art for all to see.~ In retrospect, love can be frustating as you can just stand there looking at a blank canvas for months or even years. Its not until you meet someone that totally inspires you that ideas will form to where something will be created from that inspiration. For the question can be asked, who is your inspiration than keeps your blank canvas constantly colorful? In the end, its when you look at that person you love and say, its behind these eyes that I see something new every day that nobody else can to where its love at first sight each time I see you.