Neal A. Maxwell wrote:
“Even something as small as a man’s thumb, when held very near the eye, can blind him to the very large sun. Yet the sun is still there. Blindness is brought upon the man by himself. When we draw other things too close, placing them first, we obscure our vision of heaven. (From ‘Heart, p. 19.)
“Looking through the lens of gospel perspective, we see more clearly what life is all about. In considering, for instance, the great reconciliation of Jacob and Esau with their caravans in the desert, none of us would be much interested in reviewing the invoices of the gifts offered or exchanged. It was the reconciliation that mattered! (“Out of the Best Faculty,” p.48.)
“This Life’s temporal lens distorts. The things of the moment are grossly magnified, and the things of eternity are blurred or diminished. (Endure, p. 26.)
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