20/20 vision is a term used to express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet [6.1 meters]. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see clearly at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. If you have 20/100 vision, it means that you must be as close as 20 feet to see what a person with normal vision can see at 100 feet [30.5 meters]. [Emphasis original.]
Having 20/20 vision does not necessarily mean you have perfect vision. 20/20 vision only indicates the sharpness or clarity of vision at a distance.
How close does one have to stand facing the mirror to be able to see clearly all of one's imperfections? That all depends on what one wants to look at. The external parts will look much better with professional lighting in a studio than just having overhead florescent tubes in a warehouse, but no artificial staging will conceal defects hidden in the interior.
Those who are the most honest with themselves will be able to see more clearly than those who rely on "worldly lights" such as the media and self-promotions on Twitter, You Tube, Instagram and so on to shine upon themselves.
Worldly lights are ephemeral. They dim gradually with the passage of time and eventually go dark and are forgotten about. Some people think that creating a lasting legacy is important, but does it truly last? How many of those at the time they are being awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize even for an instant reflect upon Alfred Nobel, his genius as a explosives inventor, an arms manufacturer and dealer [2] amid all the accolades and applause during the ceremony?
Alfred Nobel died in 1896 [3]. Fast forward to the 1940's, a time when nuclear weapons were first produced "led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada." [4].
Nuclear explosions above ground can "emit large amounts of thermal radiation as visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light" [5]. The visible light from such an explosion extinguishes quickly along with the lives of many.
In contrast, God's eternal Light leads to eternal life. Those who continue to strive for perfection in accordance with God's Will will always have a clear overall vision of the bright and forever shining path ahead of them that leads to the Father in Heaven despite the many misguided detours along the way.
As time proceeds with 2020 on the horizon, arriving in less than a week from now, the world's death merchants are still unable to see clearly what is possible--world peace. Instead, they find their enlightenment in the creation of weapons of destruction in the name of defense, rather than using the same resources to reduce conflict, poverty and suffering around the world, to increase job opportunities that bring families and communities together to raise new generations across the globe that want to and know how to co-exist in peace, to respect differences and to celebrate diversity of life among all living creatures that inhabit the earth.
When people are kind to each other, are good custodians of the environment in which they live, and go out of their way to help one another, even in small ways, then every moment is a moment of thanks giving that warms hearts. Kindness is contagious. Let it spread far and wide and bring a smile to every face on earth.
A sincere hope for world peace ends this blog for 2019, and heartfelt thanks to the few regular and all the occasional visitors who had to put up with nonsense throughout the year, with more similar postings, God willing, in 2020, sans any improvement to the same fogged-up 20/ ∞ vision.
[1] https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/visual-acuity
[2] https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred-nobel/alfred-nobels-thoughts-about-war-and-peace/; https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2017/07-08/Alfred_Nobel_Founder_Prize/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
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