TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE

"Move along. There is nothing to see here," repeated the traffic officer for the nth time since being summoned to the site of the accident to ensure that traffic continued to flow smoothly.
"Man, what's with these people?" he thought to himself. "Why don't any of them believe me? What do they think is going on here? What mysteries do they believe lay hidden in this heap of broken glass and mangled metals?"
Rubber necking is a crime most people fall victim to at some point in their 'just minding my own business' daily routines. It's almost as if people are trying to hide the fact that deep down they are searching for something, but on their ride home from work or on their stroll down Park Avenue their stiff-neckedness gives way to a more flexible rubbersomeness to reveal that indeed they want to know what the heck is really going on!
But it is at exactly that moment that the 'go with the flow' policeman shows up and demands that they stiffen up their necks and focus on the road ahead.
Avraham Avinu is a well-known, wanted offender and renegade who has all the traffic patrollers on high alert. For he never listens to them when they proclaim their motto of, "there's nothing to see here."
"There's everything to see here!" he taunts them. "Let the people slow down for a second and let them realize that this world does offer glimpses of Hashem's guiding Hand."
Have you ever stared off into the distance and let your mind wander to the point that your brain stopped registering what your eyes were seeing? Have you ever been so enmeshed in your own thoughts that you failed to notice your best friend's troubles? Have you ever been so involved in eating that you lost sight of your meal's Source?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time you indulge in some serious rubber-necking. Look around, break the pattern, don't just sit there accepting things as others present them.
To see, is to be aware of that which is beyond you. To be aware is to see that which is within you.
Underneath all that shattered glass and mangled metal is a loss. A loss of form, a memory of what was and a reminder that whatever we thought to be sure and stable in our lives can be instantly transformed.
The power of Avraham Avinu was the ability to be both dust and ashes simultaneously. Dust, always available to take on new form, and ashes, always willing to diminish his new found form.
Open your eyes, my friend, and welcome Hashem's angels/messengers into your tent. Open your eyes and the message will become clear. There are no accidents. There is plenty to see here.