{"id":2183,"date":"2020-06-06T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=2183"},"modified":"2020-06-05T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T22:37:05","slug":"owls-and-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbobewell.com\/?p=2183","title":{"rendered":"Owls and Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days ago, I saw my neighbor out in her yard with a camera. Why? There was an owl in one of her trees. The next morning, June saw the owl while walking the dog (which an owl could consider prey!). I got pictures of &#8220;the owl&#8221; on both days, and guess what? I think we have two different owls!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?resize=474%2C254&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2184\" width=\"474\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?resize=1024%2C548&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?w=1179&amp;ssl=1 1179w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drbobewell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know what the lesson is other than a difference in opinion could come from a different perspective. Imagine if I hadn&#8217;t taken both pictures, but only the picture of the owl on the right, which I saw first. Then June describes her owl, and I say, &#8220;No, that&#8217;s not right. It&#8217;s a great-horned owl; I saw the &#8220;horns.&#8221; She says, &#8220;No. The owl doesn&#8217;t have horns.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Answering before listening is both stupid and rude. (Proverbs 18.13, MSG)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. (Proverbs 18.17, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, I saw my neighbor out in her yard with a camera. Why? There was an owl in one of her trees. The next morning, June saw the owl while walking the dog (which an owl could consider prey!). I got pictures of &#8220;the owl&#8221; on both days, and guess what? 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