July 30--See the World!

Stuff your eyes with wonder; live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. 
--Ray Bradbury

    Bradbury is directing us away from stuff ("any dream made or paid for in factories") and into experience. Life isn't made by the amount of things we accumulate, but rather by the experiences we have. "See the world" is excellent advice. I often marvel that in our solar system of rocky, uninhabited planets, there is this one jewel with water, mountains, beaches, jungles, and nearly infinite life forms--our magnificent mother Earth. The natural beauty is staggering, and humans have created even more to enjoy. It is easy to "stuff your eyes with wonder" with very little effort. 

    Wandering and wondering,

        Leta