If you've ever watched children play, or gone to see something that you've been waiting years of your life to see--you will know a sense of wonder that is hard to put into words.
Sometimes, however, that wonder comes with a sense of disappointment, like the first time I went to Las Vegas. It was fake and cheap to me the first time I went there, and from all the movies--I thought the place was going to be ...different. I thought it was going to be magical--an experience that was going to change my life.
Still, there are beautiful things in Las Vegas, and the more time I spend there, the more I find little things that fill me with wonder. If you do ever make a trip out to Las Vegas, I urge you to head out for a day to see Hoover Dam. You don't need to take a tour, or sign up for some fancy helicopter ride. Just go. The view is amazing, and what you'll learn while you're there is worth the visit. Also, if you haven't been to Mon Ami Gabi, I strongly suggest that you do so. Take a seat out on the balcony there and watch people as they go past, enjoy the fountain show, and order yourself a nice bottle of white wine--especially if it's a hot day.
The point of my story is to illustrate that even in our disappointments, losses, and tragedies, there are still beautiful things that we can find--if we're willing to allow ourselves to be open to them.
Sadhguru has a story to share about this idea, as well.
Last, but not least, I wanted to share with you a really amazing image from an article I read this past week about an Indonesian volcano.
While the article goes on to talk about some of the injustices that are involved in sulfur mining there, I don't think it diminishes in any way the beauty of that place. Though I do think that if we could use the wonder within us to create a better world in which injustice and pain were no longer created by us, ...that, too, would be a beautiful thing.
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