Amazed with all eye see

This week I have had the priveledge of being amazed by my surroundings. Here in Käsmu, I have experienced in a refreshed way what it means to see. It's an odd thing to say especially for a person that should have fairly good eyesight...

I've seen countless sunsets in my life, yet this week I seem to see sunsets in a deeper splender. The many times I've seen wildlife, I've never really been so intrigued by the fox and it's coat, the colour, tail and his stance. Or listening in amazement to the conversation of the birds. Viewing houses, fading rustic wood structures each of which has had a life of it's own, a history, a deep story to tell. This is what has captivated me this week, nothing new, yet the view has been splendedly refreshing.

Are we too busy to truly notice the intricate beauty of God's creation? We have so many agendas and time constraints which we fail to release ourselves from even when we take some "time for ourselves". We miss the beauty of the simple things God has given for us to enjoy, distancing ourselves from our surroundings, not fully sensing the sights, sounds, smells and feeling of living in the midst of this glorious creation we call nature.

I'm more convinced than ever, that as the human race we are destroying ourselves. We have lost touch with true reality and replaced it with our own ideas of prosperity, wealth, lifestyle, and values. With our actions we seem to neglect our creator and the surroundings He has placed us in. This earth is a blessing providing us with all our needs and more. Yet somehow our eyes are covered with scales, our view is distorted by selfish views, goals and desires. It seems "no eye has seen, no ear has heard what God has prepared" also applies to us for not seeing what surrounds us today! And if we don't see it and appreciate it, how can we think we are wise enough to manage it? The sad fact is that we are not.

We make plans, and yet our plans are flawed. We erect buildings, yet they all one day crumble. It seems every movement we make we just damage all that has been so perfectly crafted by God. All a product of our "knowledge and wisdom" what we call progress. As I sit here and contemplate what has become, I somehow think this is not how God intended us to live.

Just where have we lost our way? And can we find our way back?