I often wonder: what is it about us humans, that we tend to make ourselves out to be bigger than we actually are?
Sometimes we forget the grand scheme of things. Or ignore it, I suppose.
Louie Giglio put the 'grand scheme of things' into perspective for me, though, through his Dvd 'Indescribable'. Now, I'm usually one to sniff at people when they come to me saying their "lives were changed by this Dvd," or "their perspectives have been revamped for one book," etc.
Being of a slow, deliberate, and practical nature myself, how can I not scoff at such people? To all appearances, their "life changing experiences" seem to be the result of whimsy.
But perhaps I shouldn't be too quick to judge. 'Indescribable' didn't change my life completely, per se. I have been a believe in God for a few years now. But what Giglio showed during his sermon completely changed my worldview.
Essentially, he showed me how ridiculously huge the universe is. Consequently, I now feel incredibly small. But in a good way.
Now I'm aware merely mentioning the size of the universe doesn't automatically validate the existance of a god(s). But I already believe in God. I didn't watch this video to validate that belief. All it did was put everything into perspective for me. It was a reaffirmation of sorts, if you will.
The first part of the 'Indescribable' Dvd can be viewed here:
Oh, and here is another link to an tour of our universe, though it's not affiliated with Giglio's tour in any way:
Crazy creepy awesome. And that's about it. I really shouldn't be blogging right now because I don't have the time...but I needed to say this. Maybe now I can concentrate long enough to get back to studying for my AP exam.
OH, and one more thing: HOLY COW:
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Very true! I saw this at church and felt the same way. Our human minds have a prideful tendency to think we are bigger than we are. And, as a believer, it is amazingly reassuring to know I'm not in control of any of this, and neither is President Obama, George Bush, Bobby Jindal, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Warren Buffet, or the United Nations!
ReplyDeleteI was watching a movie a couple of weeks ago, and it had an apocalyptic theme. All through the movie I was stressing out (just because kinda intense action movies stress me out). At the end, though, the Earth was destroyed in a VERY realistic and plausible way. It left me thinking, wow, we really are that small.
I know, it's odd that I was reassured by the planet getting destroyed but my point is that I totally relate!