"Oh Say Can You See?"

I'm not going to ask for a show of hands. I'm just going to assume that everyone reading this knows that "Oh say can you see?" is the opening line to the Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem.

It's just that when I hear these words (and sing them) I think of vision.

When we ask "can we see?" I am reminded that sight has to to with things immediately in front of and around us. We can see objects, colors, light, intensity, brightness, hues, saturation, and contrast. We see our surroundings. Sight is extremely important and a quite valued sense. Even those who can no longer see with their eyes can experience objects and their surroundings through other senses.

Then there is vision, which is different than sight. Vision is far-reaching. Vision is for the future. It's bigger picture. It's the stage on which dreams are formed. Goals are formulated through vision.

We need both - sight and vision - and when we say the word "see" we could actually be talking about both.

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