At my age, waking up early isn't just easy, it's automatic. Today, instead of spending the first half hour of the day checking Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Weather.com and the like, I did something different. I guess it was just impulsive. I went outside. Coffee in hand, I strolled around to the backyard and sat by our koi pond. I turned off the waterfall so the water would be still, then I tossed in a handful of fish food to see if the little buggers would eat.
What happened next was amazing. My senses, probably blunted by fluorescent lighting, LCD screens, and mind-numbing electronic media, gradually came alive. The richness of sounds was incredible. There were dozens of birds both near and far chirping away. The fish started coming up for breakfast and I could see their amazing palette of colors. Flowers everywhere. I could smell honeysuckle and pine bark. It was better than HD television with Dolby Surround-Sound. Way better.
I spent a few moments in quiet praise to the One who was into HD before we even thought of "indoors." Let's get out there, folks.
What happened next was amazing. My senses, probably blunted by fluorescent lighting, LCD screens, and mind-numbing electronic media, gradually came alive. The richness of sounds was incredible. There were dozens of birds both near and far chirping away. The fish started coming up for breakfast and I could see their amazing palette of colors. Flowers everywhere. I could smell honeysuckle and pine bark. It was better than HD television with Dolby Surround-Sound. Way better.
I spent a few moments in quiet praise to the One who was into HD before we even thought of "indoors." Let's get out there, folks.
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