A breath- taking view

Photo by Lili Popper on Unsplash

The view from here is amazing. I guess you might even say it is breath-taking. It is not a beautiful mountain scene, with purple layers under a blue sky. It isn't a beach vista with a big orange sun slowly setting over calm waters. The view isn't of a cascading waterfall with droplets splashing on to colorful leaves. None of that. It is a different kind of view.

From my seat, I get to witness little travelers when they finally have peace in their lives when all they had experienced before was chaos. I get a view of sojourners  who have their bellies full after many years of not knowing if a meal would come anytime soon. The view I'm seeing is of long suffering guides, maybe with some dark circles under their eyes from lack of sleep, but still a look of satisfaction as their little charge, this child,  finally lets go of their resistance and connects; A true embrace instead of the body bump he once offered.

There are the few that get to walk so deep into the forest of life that they are invited to see what not many, if any,  have seen before.

They have walked right past the well-worn path and are now treading on the unknown.

They have skipped over the splashy tourist route and are smack dab in the middle of foreign places.

Sound scary? It is. But oh the joy of seeing things that no other person has had the privilege of seeing. In this dark forest of life, there are places so few dare to go but when you do...you experience a sight to behold!

The kind of views I'm talking about are truly breath-taking...

There is no blooming flower that can match a mind being released from it's prison.

There is no canopy of leafy trees that can compare to the shelter of a safe home.

There is no colorful rainbow that can even come close to the beauty of seeing, maybe for the first time, hope in a child's eyes.

There is no moon over still waters that can convey the peace that a child can feel once the rage has been silenced.

When you see those kinds of views, just like the most magnificent sunrise, you are bound to look, and look deep.

This treasure, this masterpiece, takes place everyday before our eyes. Oh, don't get me wrong, difficult trails of trash and clutter had to be traversed before coming to the place of serenity. Even battling raging wolves, or taming a wild boar, or even patiently coaxing out the shy rabbit might have transpired. Thorns had to be cut down. Colorful ribbons used as mile markers had to be in place.  But, the view from other side?

Rembrandt worthy.

So, join me on this journey.

Come along as we make our way past the overly trampled path and plunge headlong into the forest.

Young travelers are waiting. Waiting on guides to lead them.

Every wound healed. Every child, a home.