what are you seeing right now? really seeing? (2)

“Look at those clouds," said Jamie, gazing up at the sky. "Look at them." 

"Yes," said Isabel. "They're very beautiful, aren't they? Clouds are very beautiful and yet so often we fail to appreciate them properly. We should do that. We should look at them and think about how lucky we are to have them." 

"Look at the shape of the clouds," she said. "What do you see in those beautiful clouds, Jamie?"

"I see you," he said.” 

~ Alexander McCall Smith

 The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds