Every time I visit my eye doctor, I see something that is called the “Ophthalmic Trial Lens Box,” that has always fascinated me.
This box contains lenses of different colors and powers. Every time I see it, I feel that it’s a perfect metaphor for life and for storytelling.
To me, it symbolizes seeing one thing from a million
different perspectives. It also represents a filter that we use to see the
world, to feel, to think, to make sense of our experiences, to analyze our
worldviews, and to write stories and project new worlds on paper.
For a writer, it helps to see an object not just in its
external form, but to look through it and see its innermost life and working
mechanisms.
We already have zillions of lenses in our brain, which
symbolize different ways of seeing life, world, and our experiences. Every one,
therefore, can look at the same thing and think differently about it, because
everyone is wearing different lenses.
In storytelling, we can use this metaphor to project new
worlds, to map out new plots, and to think deeply about our characters, to
share new perspectives, and insights, and embed them into our stories.
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