Foggy clarity
Morning Stories: the weather, the sheep and the metaphor I probably shouldn't be sharing
It seems like it’s been foggy here for weeks now. We had some clear days in between, I’m sure, but my mind doesn’t really want to acknowledge this. So foggy it is. Not seeing very far in front of me when driving, but enough to be driving at all, not being able to see the farm behind our house, but hearing it still being there. The fog is an interesting phenomena, it gives me the feeling of quiet, but it actually isn’t that at all. Maybe it’s the not being able to look very far that makes it seem so.
The fog may obscure my views, but it brought some clarity in my mind. Or at least I want to believe that it’s the fog’s doing. Otherwise I can’t give you this metaphor of not being able to see far ahead. Maybe I shouldn’t give it to you, because it’s similar to the one with the lights and driving a car.
Oh, what the hell, I’m here to share my thoughts, so here it is. Maybe being in the fog is not that bad. Maybe not being able to look very far is what gives us clarity, it helps us to focus on what is in front of us, instead of looking far into the future. Maybe staying close to where we are makes it easier to move forward, to get to the things that matter now.
What do you think? And how’s the weather been wherever in the world you are?
"Maybe being in the fog is not that bad. Maybe not being able to look very far is what gives us clarity, it helps us to focus on what is in front of us, instead of looking far into the future."
Its a good metaphor, for someone like me who tends to think/worry too much about what's ahead.
Its dull skies, cold and sometimes misty here in England currently
This has been on my mind a great deal since reading Chasing Fog by Laura Pashby. Obscurity bringing clarity—such an interesting concept!