Visions: Whats the eyes can and cannot see

Class today consisted of reading the apocalyptic stories in  Daniel 7-12. In these chapters Daniel receives visions from God, hence the blog title for today! I was very dumfounded at what to talk about until I realized that there can be many interpretations of the word visions. It can be what you see or looking through another's eyes.

As I was walking into the Acropolis Museum today, beneath our feet was a Byzantine village that the museum methodically built around to conserve the ruins. Looking down on these ruins I though about what life would be like during the time in which that village was built. I entered the Museum and was immediately surrounding in preserved pottery, statues and large slabs of marble, I was taken back to a place where life was completely different then ours. Artisans would work on there statues, wider that 6 of lined up together, for three weeks straight with no break, their lives revolved around what they loved. These people appreciated the little things in life, and had pottery and utensils and statues for everything they could ever need. After viewing all of these utensils, I began to envision what dinner would have been like back then. Dinners back then were most likely lengthy feasts, in which dinner was fresh and all of those attending would have prayed and thoughtfully eaten their food in acknowledgement of its presence and importance.

Compared to eating dinner in America, where we have McDonalds and anything fast food you can imagine, that you can eat while walking. Where the food comes from or appreciated the meal is in the far reaches of our mind. While eating dinner in Greece, i saw that dinner was methodically placed in a two hour block so everyone could appreciate and enjoy their food and their company.

What i envision is that when i return home from Greece i will learn to appreciate my meals, and try to contemplate how i live my life so that maybe i can learn more about my food and the people around me.

Agapi,
Alex