With a fresh eye

Artists learn to look at their work, whether it be a painting or a drawing, with a "fresh eye". What this means is taking a step back or putting aside for a while what your are working on so you can see ways to make improvements. But how can you look at your life with a "fresh eye". Coming to Japan for the first time I was (and still am) like a kid visiting Disneyland for the first time. Everything was new and fascinating. But I imagine that even to the people who live in Paris, the Eiffel tower become just "that metal thing" in the background. Or the citizens of Egypt see the Great Pyramids as "those big stones"once and a while. So how do you get the "fresh eye"again? Whenever I return to America to visit my family, I always discover that some things that were part of my everyday life in the past become rare treats and some of them have become "warts". The same goes to Japan. Although I'm from America, when I return to Japan I always feel at home, where my wife and new born son live our everyday lives together. As my son grows and discover the new world around him, I look forward to seeing my life again with a "fresh eye"