Sunday, June 26, 2005

the miracle of liquid water.

So I'm watching a wonderful show narrated by James Earl Jones, "In the beginning...", on KERA, the local PBS station for Dallas, Texas. It makes a very interesting observation. The interesting observation goes something like this:

Liquid water we take for granted. It is unimaginably rare in the universe. It is what sustains life on earth. Yet if the earth's core temperature were marginally warmer or cooler, liquid water would not exist. Yet people dread the rain.

It is true (the last line), and I find this to be peculiar, unusual, abnormal, and ungrateful. Why can't I walk in the pouring rain without an umbrella? The same thing goes for smelling food, or just general things for that matter. We have a nose. Why can't I smell something without being called a weirdo?

Miracles are all around us. Enjoy them.

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