Sharon and I recently attended a musical at a large theater. I had ordered our tickets so far ahead of time that we actually got seats in the front row. During parts of the play, the performers would walk down off the stage to the floor and dance and sing right in front of us. We could have reached out and touched them.
But one thing I noticed is that the actors, even though they were eye level with us, weren’t looking at us. They were looking past us. They were playing to the audience behind us. I can certainly understand why, but it was a strange feeling, almost like they were ignoring us. Like pretending we weren’t even there.
I couldn’t resist the metaphor. Sometimes we look past the people who are closest to us. We take them for granted. We focus on trying to impress others who are further away. Don’t let that happen.
Make sure your family and closest friends are always on your center stage.
Amen
Oh, what a great observation! Be intentional!