Fat Eyes

"Mommy, your eyes are fat", my daughter remarked one evening as we were sitting around our kitchen breakfast bar.  At first, I didn't know what to make of her comment.  What did she mean?  My daughter is very observant so there isn't much that she doesn't see!  She is also known for her "innocent, but incredibly blunt" candor, so as I sat there on my bar stool, I began to wonder what she had seen in my eyes that would make her classify them as being "fat".  Now, I'm not a particularly large person, but I'm no stick figure either!  I like to think of myself as being pleasantly plump!  But fat eyes?  The word fat seemed an unlikely choice for describing one's eyes, but for some reason, my daughter had chosen to describe mine that way.  I continued to ponder this as she rambled on about not having enough room to get her locker open between classes at school.   Listening, but not really listening, I gave only short, vague responses like "Oh yeah?" or "wow...that's too bad".  She didn't seem to notice that my thoughts were elsewhere.  I just could't get past her comment about my eyes!  Finally, I concluded that in a natural sense, my under eye area probably did look a little puffy.  At 40+ years old, a little under eye puffiness isn't unheard of, is it?  I excused myself from our conversation to steal a look at myself in the bathroom mirror.  Well, what do you know?  She was right!  There was a little puffiness under both of my eyes.  I hadn't even noticed it.  I made a mental note to myself to begin looking for a product that would magically begin to reduce the puffiness and "minimize the appearance of dark under eye circles" in the process!  Promises, promises.... still worth a try though, I thought.

Later in the evening, as I thought about having "fat eyes", it occurred to me that having "fat eyes" in a spiritual sense wasn't such a bad thing at all!  "What are my eyes fat with?", I silently asked myself.  The answer that arose in my spirit was swift and strong!  "They are fat with vision, with purpose, and with hope".

"...Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry" 

Habakkuk 2:2 (KJV)

"...Write my answer on a billboard, large and clear, so that anyone can read it at a glance and rush to tell the others.  But these things I plan won't happen right away.  Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled.  If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass.  Just be patient!  They will not be overdue a single day!"

Habakkuk 2:2 (TLB)

Of course!  It was all beginning to make sense to me now.  My mission, as an author, is described perfectly in the scripture verses above.  So, my daughter was exactly right, after all!  My eyes are indeed, fat.  I'm okay with this in a spiritual sense, because I believe that sharing vision and purpose with others is a big part of my destiny.  A little "under eye baggage" may even be necessary for my journey.  

By the way, I have managed to find that "miracle" product that is supposed to help "reduce the appearance of my under eye puffiness and dark circles". It won't do a thing to reduce the fat buildup under my spiritual eyes though, and that's just the way I want it to be!