I don't watch the Animal channel enough.
Glad you mentioned that. It wasn't the Animal Channel. I said the Discovery Channel, but it wasn't that, either. It was the Learning Channel. Just in case anyone reading this is actually looking for the show.
I've done a fair amount of diving. Wonderful sensation, that. Unique. Shame to miss it. You might want to give it a try. Or there are some lovely reefs on which you can snorkel. The only thing that I have never done that I always wanted to do and which I will not be able to do now is learn to fly a glider. I've flown in them a few times and that was awesome, too. But I never lived near a suitable school at a time in my life when I could have done that. Closest I got was a hang glider, which was too strenuous to really be fun.
As for awe, I'm just glad to experience it. I am less concerned than you about why. Awe is still awe, whether it comes from God or electrons.
I've had a similar discussion with Neo a few times. I don't know why you guys find dancing electrons such a depressing prospect. In a way, if we have these experiences not by design but by happy accident, well, serendipity is a wondrous thing, as well, maybe even more thrilling for having been an accident. |
