We look out upon the world through such a small window, to view a tiny wedge of what is there. Yet my mind takes this minuscule amount of information and seemingly without effort on my part, evaluates, extrapolates, judges what is good and bad, names all the elements, and generates an opinion. It is not just me. This is a characteristic of humans. We all do this.

The interesting thing is that the strength of my opinion has little to do with the amount or quality of information used to generate the opinion; unless I put forth some effort, step aside, and watch this process. The watching of the process helps put these perceptions, both the view of the world and my opinion about that view, into perspective. Identification with the watcher brings me home, brings me here, into this very moment, the only place where I can act and effect change. Then my action is less about right and wrong, instead I make the next indicated move, taking action. I see what life is asking of me and I answer; moment-by-moment, my life is my answer, or more holistically, life is at once the question and the answer.