Deja-Vu

Be not the first to whom the new are tried,

Nor the last to lay the old aside.

(Alexander Pope 1711)

 I needed glasses - 

Because I saw stars at night 

- NOT the big bright stars at night deep in the heart of Texas

- but headlights coming my way

and I saw furry critters in words up close

and I had to squint at the computer.

The prescription was for progressive lenses.

(Sort of TRI-Focals without the lines)

I have always been on the tail end of fashions, styles, and trends.

"Give me the newest, the latest, and the greatest",

I said to the gals fitting glasses.

They laughed.

And brought me the newest trend in eye-wear fashion 

and convinced me that they were perfect for me.

Back at home,

with clearer vision...

I began to see my parents in the mirror...

Deja - VIEW

I don't know whether my glasses are new or old
or the old new or the new old.

But I do know that 2 Corinthians 5:17 says:
"If anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation;
old things have passed away;
behold,
all things have become new."

And that, my friend, 
is
good news.