A gain in perspective

There's something that I like to do...

When I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by things, or a little lost, or a little discouraged, I like to go up to the top floor of the block of flats where I live, and take in the view from up there.

I do like the view from the top. The height allows for a little breeze to sneak is way in, past and over the top of the shorter blocks of surrounding flats. The roads look like it's got tiny toy cars zooming its way past. Especially at night, the zooming cars with their yellow headlights and the reddening brake lights, makefor a nice pretty picture.

Sometimes, I play a little game. I play that I'm God of some sort, looking down unto my domain and my subjects, in ther little cars, and in the little buses, walking down little roads. If if I so wish, I may reach down and scoop up a couple of little cars and with wee people inside them, and crush them in my hand. (Yes, I am evil!!!!)

But when I'm up there, above the world so high, I find that my sense of perspective of the world I live in and the people that surround me changes. The problems that I face, the issues that I have with people, the things that used to look so big, they all seem to fade away.

When I look at the world from a higher ground, I seem to become a bigger person as well. I seem to become more tolerant and patient, less petty and irritable.

Perspective really makes for a whole lot of difference. Try it for a change.