Funny, isn’t it? We have differing notions of beauty and majesty, but certain phenomena infuse many people with a common feeling of wonder. A sense of wonder can come from natural phenomena, such as the Grand Canyon, Earth as seen from a jet seven miles up, or a coral reef 35 feet below the surface of turquoise tropical waters, or little critters as seen through a microscope and distant stars as seen through a telescope. Human phenomena also strike many with a sense of wonder: an orchestra and choir performing Beethoven’s Ode an die Freude, a skyline like Manhattan’s as seen from the East River, the solution to an equation, a delighted child’s expression. There’s much in our lives that speaks wonder.
Where you find wonder says much about who you are. Does the sense of it permeate you in the quiet of a garden? Does it suffuse you in the presence of athletic prowess or animal skill? Do you have to wander to wonder? Wandering to wonder is not uncommon. Wonder probably drives millions of people to travel every year, but you don’t have to go somewhere to find it. Others find it in their own lives, homes, neighborhoods, schools, and places of worship.
Wonder flashes from innumerable acts, processes, features, or life-forms. Some people see more; some, less, and some, probably, none. Where do you stand on the scale of wonder-seers? Where have you found wonder? Where will you look for it today?
Where you find wonder says much about who you are. Does the sense of it permeate you in the quiet of a garden? Does it suffuse you in the presence of athletic prowess or animal skill? Do you have to wander to wonder? Wandering to wonder is not uncommon. Wonder probably drives millions of people to travel every year, but you don’t have to go somewhere to find it. Others find it in their own lives, homes, neighborhoods, schools, and places of worship.
Wonder flashes from innumerable acts, processes, features, or life-forms. Some people see more; some, less, and some, probably, none. Where do you stand on the scale of wonder-seers? Where have you found wonder? Where will you look for it today?
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