time may fly when you're having fun, but it vanishes into thin air when you're not paying attention.
kudos to jooyoungee for giving me something to blog about.
we were at dad's after oppa's bday lunch, working on one of his jigsaw puzzles, all of us bent over the table, searching for any piece that would connect to other pieces that would complete the coming picture. as we kept referring to the box that showed the completed scenery, jooyoung remarked, 'all we can see is the big picture.'
all we can see is the big picture.
sometimes we live life only seeing the big picture, unable to connect the smaller pieces that actually makeup the big picture. we get lost in the chaos of all the disconnectedness, too impatient to take the time to organize and find the pieces that fit.
and connecting the pieces isn't always sequential. as a matter of fact, it's rarely sequential. you find a piece that fits over here, then another that fits over there, and yet another that fits elsewhere. it's only as you persevere to the end that the different sections start to come together, and the missing piece isn't somewhere else still missing, but already a part of the big picture.
everyone knows that the smart way to finish a puzzle is to start w/the edges. figure out what the boundaries are and work within the framework. while this is true for puzzles, life's big picture may not have boundaries clearly marked out. then you do the next best thing: start w/the obvious. it narrows your search for the pieces that are harder to piece together.
those that really seek a challenge dump the pieces on the table and throw out the box w/o seeing the big picture. they may not know what they're in for, and they may not even like the finished product. it's the process that intrigues them, the challenge that drives them.
me, i like the togetherness of puzzles. that the outs and ins fit and belong to another that's likewise connected to another and another and another, creating the tapestry of a bigger picture. i like it that even just one missing piece ruins the whole picture. and i like that while the pieces are all so similar and seemingly indistinguishable, each has its own place for which no other piece can substitute.
and i like the togetherness of working on a puzzle w/others. that the piece i'm holding is the one that fits into the one you're holding and that the picture is made more complete when we both lay down our pieces...
