Ever Wonder Why?

Had another one of those moments today. Busy with whatever business I've built into my life. Going about from one place to another tending to my routine when it hits me again. WOW. This place is amazing! It's incredible! I'm truly at a loss to give a description that does any real justice to the majesty of this place. So I don't. I just stand there.....and....WOW! It seems to hit, this feeling, in any number of different places. More than a couple times I've stood on the white sands of some shore and just gazed. At the sand, at the sky (day or night), at the waves, at the birds, the crabs, the fish. It's all so truly amazing! It's all so humbling. Today of course was not a beach day (most unfortunately). Sometimes it hits me even in the suburbs or the city. Amazement at the work of God's hand, at the works of man's hand. It kinda has a way of putting you in your place "many men have stood like I am, gazing out and wishing for someone" - Richard Ashcroft. That even coming from the mouth of a confessed agnostic points us to the greater truth. It points to the role that all of reality, all that is, all that has been and ever will be unashamedly speaks of another, of some One. It reminds me of a Bible study I attended during my early college years. The leader of the study Jerry, would regularly say how often when he wakes up in the morning he finds himself struck with amazement, "it's still here!!" he would say. I often feel the same way myself. But why? I know our purpose is to glorify God, but even when I consciously and deliberately set in my heart not to do that. I mean sit down, think an issue through, think to myself "well God's will is clearly that I......" and premeditatedly choose option 'B'. I still wake-up the next morning, I'm as alive as ever. Why?? Why this? Why creation? Why joy? Why pain? Why that seagull flying over my head? Why the buildings, the cars, the lady crossing the street? Why? There's one thing I'm sure of, and that's the fact that I don't have anything to add to a discussion on such things. All I can say is that the Someone this all points to wanted it this way. He chose it. And the thought of it is staggering in how it humbles me. Who am I that I should even exist let alone be the object of this Someone's love. WOW!

OK so I did it

It only took approximately 1 week of viewing blogs and talking with bloggers to get me to break down and create MY VERY OWN BLOG. Exciting stuff I know. Hey it's free! What do I have to lose? Besides, I could use all the reasons I can get to put down that book I was half-way reading and write another random post about my thrilling life. (no sarcasm there @ all, definitely not) For anyone reading this my very first blog post, bear with this blog for a bit. It may take me a little while to build up some content. Oh and as far as the name of this blog is concerned, either you get it or you don't. And some of my readers may very well think they get it but only be getting half of it. It has a dual reference, which if you ask me I may or may not disclose. I will say my first choice 'Autobahn' was unavailable (which also had a dual-reference of sorts and serves as a clue to the meaning of the name I chose). I think "that's all I got to say about that"- Forrest Gump. Kinda anti-climactic I know but the sky's the limit, "if you will it, it is no dream"- T. Herzl. It only gets better from here.