Ruminations

After reading a couple of blog entries by fellow blogger, Jinksy, I was inspired to dig up this piece I wrote a few years ago - also about body parts - Viewed from a different perspective.
As I stood waiting for a bus the other day, I had some minutes to study the people moving around me. This was most enjoyable since I am a dedicated people watcher. One can tell a lot about a person by silently observing them.
A thought forcefully pushed its way among these wandering ruminations. Every one of us is a unique specially created individual. Every one of us has something that no one else has in quite the same way or shape. We are the same yet distinctly different.
Take for instance eyes. Eyes come in several colours and shapes. Lashes may be long and luxurious or short an stubby. But the main thing that makes one pair of eyes so different from another is the expression, or lack of expression in them. Some eyes reflect sadness, or despair, terror or pain, some snap with enthusiasm or anger, some seem to be so deep that one feels as though they are looking into the person's very soul. Other eyes seem to be filled with laughter. Each pair of eyes portrays a unique detail about the person behind them. eyes were included in the human form for one reason - to watch. Eyes are the same yet distinctly different.
And then there's ears. They may be large, medium or small. Some stick out quite plainly. Others nestle snugly against the head - almost invisible it seems. Ears remind me of sea shells. They range from tiny delicate formations to large conch shell-like ones. All ears are created for the same purpose - to listen. Ears are the same, yet distinctly different.
Let's not forget hands. They too, come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Some are large, with short stubby fingers. Others are smaller but with long slender fingers. Still others are missing digits for one reason or another. Some hands are strong and powerful. Some are awkward; some are gentle, others rough. Many are capable of incredible feats - performing complex operations, playing concertos, building great structures, carving or sculpting unforgettable masterpieces. But hands can do so much more.They can reach out and touch another person. They can comfort, support, encourage, unite and and they do - on a daily basis. Hands are the same, yet distinctly different.
No, I haven't forgotten mouths! They are all the same, yet molded to meet the owner's individual personality. They are constantly changing, reflecting the mood of the person at any given time. Lips may be curbed up or down. So unique.Their position may signify happiness, anger or sadness or any emotion in between. With them, we can speak - words of comfort, shrieks of rage, shouts of joy. The impact of the sounds and mouth expressions we use can have lasting effects on all we meet. Mouths were added to the human form to help us communicate. Mouths are the same, yet distinctly different.
I could go on at considerably greater length, but I think you catch the idea. We are all the same, yet we can appear so different. How can the same basic equipment be supplied to each of us, yet we manage to look and act in such diverse ways? The key seems to be in how we use the equipment. We are the same, yet distinctly different.