Shattering the Glass

There’s a Midrash that has always intrigued me—the idea that the whole world is blind until Hashem opens our eyes. 

On the first day of Rosh Hashana, we read how Hashem opened Hagar’s eyes, and she suddenly saw a well of water right in front of her, enabling her to give her child a drink.

The well didn’t miraculously appear—it was there all along. Hagar just couldn’t perceive it until Hashem allowed her to see.

This story reminds us that we are unable to see anything, whether physical or spiritual, unless Hashem opens our eyes and grants us the clarity to recognize what’s right in front of us.

It’s not just physical items that we can be blind to.  We can walk through life, believing certain truths to be absolute, until one day, Hashem opens our eyes.  

The glass shatters, and we realize we were missing out on the real picture all along. 

It’s like pointing out something obvious that everyone has overlooked—a hidden element in a logo or an unconscious habit we never noticed.