Are You Seeing or Just Looking?

A few days ago I was with my brother and anseeing. Looking is having your eyes fixed on an
incident occurred. He said to me, "You must startobject. Seeing could be described as noticing
seeing and stop looking," while pointing to theevery detail about that object, both surface and
center of his forehead. My immediate responseimplied.
was, "whatever." However, I could not get thatSeeing involves using your sixth sense or intuition;
thought out of my head. So I started going oversome people say your third eye. Whatever term
my life to check whether I am going through lifeyou use, it means going beyond your immediate
looking or seeing. I found out that I needed toobservation or lack thereof. It means paying
spend more time seeing. I figure, not manymore attention to everything and every situation.
people pay attention to this tiny detail that makesI am sure you have heard the saying, "read
all the difference in the world. So I decided tobetween the lines." Well, that is the essence of
write this article with the intention of expandingwhat I am talking about.
your awareness to this issue. You don't have toHow many times have we let an opportunity pass
agree with me. This is just food for thought thatus by because we failed to see it in front of us?
may help you to enrich your life.The answer is too many to count. We miss the
On the surface, it seems as if both words, seeingtrees because of the forest or vice versa. We
and looking, mean the same thing. Some peoplelove to say, "20-20 hindsight is great." Guess
may argue that looking at something means thatwhat, we are built with the ability to see during
you are seeing it. In a sense they are correct. Onthe fact if only we take the time to do so. That
the other hand, that may not be true. Thinkmeans using our intuition more and being in
about it. How many times have you searched forexpanded awareness as second nature.
something and not find it when you are lookingSo, take time out to develop your inner knowing
right at it.and begin to see things below the surface. The
It is said, and I believe, that the eyes are themore you practice doing so, the better you will be
windows to the soul. I heard a lady yesterdayat utilizing your skill. Remember you were born
saying that she can tell by someone's eyes thatwith it, use it or lose it. As time goes by you will
they are a walking dead because the eyes looknotice that it becomes as natural as breathing and
empty. The eyes are not showing any light. Oneyour life becomes more enriching.
could debate that that person is looking and not