Don’t let your eyes adjust.

The moment was perfect.
The candles were lit, and my phone was already off for shabbos.
I stared at the beautiful image before me, and willed my brain to remember it in detail.
The beauty in Tzfat had me hypnotized!
I watched the people around me.
I couldn’t help but wonder, were they aware of the beauty surrounding them, or had their eyes adjusted to it? Were they no longer under its spell?
What would be the point of all this magnificence if the people could no longer see it?
What if our eyes have adjusted?
What if we’re no longer able to see the blessings that constantly surround us?
What would happen to our blessings then?
I will open my eyes.
I will find the beauty and the blessings.
I will engrave them in my mind.
I will not let my eyes adjust.

16×20

Acrylic on canvas.