New eyes for a new sight

na tu māṃ śakyase draṣṭumanenaiva svacakṣuṣādivyaṃ dadāmi te cakṣuḥ paśya me yogamaiśvaram

You cannot see me with these eyes of yours. I give you divine sight. Behold my yoga, my sovereign power.

What it means

Ordinary eyes are made for ordinary things. They can see Krishna's chariot, his smile, the dust on his clothes. They cannot see the infinite. So Krishna gives Arjuna a divine eye. The vision is a gift, not an achievement. Seeing the sacred begins with grace.

The story

Arjuna is the finest archer of his age, famed for his aim. In the epic, he once pierced a target by watching its reflection in water. Yet even his eyes are not enough here. Krishna does not ask him to try harder. He simply gives.

In your life

In your forties, you finally get glasses. Walking out of the shop, you see separate leaves on the trees again. Today, ask someone you trust how they see your situation, and borrow their eyes.