Sam & Christina in Kenya: Day 83 - It Was Good... It Is Good

The foothills around Mount Longonot

October 1, 2012 (Sam)

I enjoy watching BBC’s Planet Earth, learning about Ethiopia’s gelada monkeys and the rare environments of the Andes Mountains. I like flipping though National Geographic Magazine, studying stunning photos of Mt. Zion’s slot canyons and the elusive snow leopards in China.

But nothing compares to feeling the wind whipping through your hair, to caressing the volcanic rock, rough and sharp beneath your fingertips. You can’t experience that inside a TV screen. Hearing an eagle scream in Dolby 5.1 does not compare with the notes that reverberate through your ear canals when one is soaring on plane with where you’re walking. Sitting on the side of a mountain watching a herd of zebra graze, while it may not be in 1080p, is a holy experience.

For whenever I may question the Creator, I need only to “ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.”

Thanks for the reminder Job. I will try to spend more time outside.