Seeing Clearly

I have been without a contact in my eye for a few years now...yes, I said contact, singular. Only my left eye needs correction, so it wasn't too big of a deal to not have my contact, but I decided it might be time to get a new one. So I went to the optometrist, and as it turns out I have astigmatism in my left eye as well...what that is, I'm still not sure. But my contacts have to be put in a certain way for them to work properly. They say, "OK" at the bottom of the lens. So I look at the contact, it says "OK," I plop them in and go. So I go back in for a checkup today and guess what? Apparently the OK is supposed to be on the top of the lens and be backwards. So I have been wearing them upside down this whole time. Talk about making a difference. I can see clearly now. It has made me wonder what other things in my life do I think I am looking correctly at but really I am looking at them upside down. When I see a homeless person on the street, my first reaction is, "how did you get there? or why don't you just get a job?" when my real question should be, "what do you need?" When I encounter a person who rubs me the wrong way, I should calm my desire to punch them and look on them with love. I pray that God helps me turn my spiritual contacts right side up, so my natural inclinations are turned upside down.

Subtitles

   I have an addiction. I'm not afraid to talk about it. I'm not brave or self-less; I just realize this fact in my life. I don't see any time in the future when I will be able to break this habit or even desire letting go of it. I just love subtitles. Some call them captions, but I call them my friend. I have a hard time watching anything without turning them on, whether it's TV or movies. I guess I have a need to understand every single word, and sometimes the dog will bark or an actor will say a word I don't know, so I need captions.
   But sometimes in life you encounter things that also need subtitles. Whatever image is portrayed simply does not do the job, and so it would be helpful if you could gain better insight into the true meaning of things. For instance, I found these images on our paper shredder:

   What exactly are the paper shredder people trying to get across? Without access to the owner's manuel I can only assume the following:

Triangles are important.

Do not kick people.

High-fives only, don't bring that low-five stuff around here.

Dress casual.

No girls allowed.

No drinking and shredding.

   Now I am not for sure that these statements are completely accurate, but without subtitles, I am left to wonder on my own.