Perspective

February 18

I am thankful for perspective. Perspective in art is defined as converging parallel lines that gives the illusion of distance. A sub-definition is the ability to observe things in relation to their relative importance. I am speaking of the perspective of time rather than distance in this case, although distance is another important factor (the farther away from something you are, the less important it might seem). Perspective of time means that as time goes by, or as we age, we tend to see things with a different viewpoint than before. The perspective of age allows us to look at things with a long-term perspective rather than an immediate perspective. Practically, what this means is that we tend to not "sweat the small stuff" as much as we might have in our younger days.

This photo was taken at University Lake near LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one foggy morning. The parallel lines of the trees (the comparison of where the trees meet the ground versus the line along the top of the trees) converge as they fade into the distance. This photo aptly reinforces my point of the lines converging in the distance and getting smaller when farther away. It is the same as with many of our daily concerns and problems - they are minimized when we step back to look at them through the perspective of time or distance.

perspective

my perspective is based

on many years of experience

so if you think it’s about wisdom

truth is,

it’s more endurance than diligence.

© rt tulley