me and my lamp
10/15/2005 07:55 p.m.
I have this lamp. She sits on my bedside table. She is a very ordinary lamp. At first glance at least. Her base is an angel wearing a pink gown. She is holding a bouquet of lillies with a small lamb lying at her feet. Ok, maybe not that ordinary ~ but we all have to start somewhere. The way I see it our base ~ our beginning ~ is meant to be somewhat ordinary, but special to each of us. After all, there is only one way to enter the world ~ but we each do it with our own flare.
Ok, back to my lamp. Her shade is quite boring. Just a plain beige shade. Nothing else. And plain is never noticed, it just simply is. I love my lamp. She reminds me of myself. Just your every-day ordinary lamp, but when you take the time to get to knew her ~ let her do what she does best, her beauty shines.
Every night, I turn out my bedroom lights, and gently walk over and switch her on. From beneath that plain, beige shade ~ she radiates a beauty that cannot be seen unless you let her shine. Every panel of the shade turns into a colorful picture. There is green grass, blue skies, animals, trees, even angels. Her beauty comes from within. And only when given the chance to let her inner light shine. Only when someone takes the time to sit and get to know her. Admire her not for the ordinary that they see, but for who she really is ~ just a lamp, doing her job ~ spreading light and beauty for others. She comforts me. There are many nights that I go to sleep with her light.
I can relate to my lamp. Maybe that is why I love her so much. My whole life I have been passed over because of my plain exterior, all the while ~ my beauty can be found within ~ if only people would take the time to get to know me.
But this is the world that we live in. Beauty is not skin deep. It is soul deep. That is true beauty. It shines. It radiates. It just is.
I am currently Disillusioned
I am listening to my doggies barking.