“[Jesus] asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that [Jesus] put [his] hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.”
Our Lord would have us see men and women as they actually are. We are prone to be overly impressed with only a fragment or portion of an individual’s life; thereby thinking more highly of them than we ought, and less of ourselves. A part of anything does not necessarily represent the whole.
It is important to realize, when seeing one fulfilling their office in life or when on display before the public, that it is only a small portion of the sum total of his or her life. Few there are who do not put their best foot forward when before others.
It is well to remember that our “iconic” models are of “like passions as we are.” Heroes who can call fire down from heaven can also be given to deep depression. And women of great devotion can question Christ’s goodness. Think about it, maybe you’re not as bad as you thought.
If we knew what others have to contend with in their lives, we would be more content with our own.
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