Focal point

While a young girl spoke to the audience, her father was recording video on his phone.

I could see his screen, and I noticed that the camera lens was focused on the podium ... not on his daughter. She was slightly out of focus while the podium was perfectly sharp.

Sometimes we’re in the right place at the right time, and we accidentally focus on the wrong thing. This happens both literally and figuratively.

And so it’s useful to pause from time to time to consider: what’s important here, and where am I focusing my attention?