Wall-E and a Golden Drop of Sun

Today Mom and I took the girls to see Wall-E. This was the first trip to the movie theaters for our girls. They sat very attentively while consuming large amounts of Kettle Corn. When the movie was over I asked Moriah about her favorite part. She said she especially liked when the giraffe told the hippo, Gloria, that he loved her. Those of you that have seen Wall-E know that there is neither a giraffe or a hippo in the film. She was referring to the preview for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Upon leaving the theater, Moriah cupped her hands under a small light on the wall leading up the aisle and said, "Look Mommy, it is a golden drop of sun." Me, being very locked into my educating answers, responded, "Moriah, it is a light." She in turn said,"I know Mommy, but it looks like a golden drop of sun and so I am pretending."

Oh, to be a child again and live with that kind of wonder. Where and when did I loose my imagination to get lost in moments such as this?

Seeing through the eyes of a child -"A golden drop of sun."

What I saw - "Moriah, it is a light."

Defying Dis-Aster

Madeleine L'Engle, one of my favorite authors, if not my favorite, was a student of etymology. She discussed in her book, A Stone for a Pillow the word “disaster”. Star-watching was something she very much enjoyed and where she felt a connection with her Maker and His creation. “I can see all of Creation as the house of God, with the glory of the stars reminding me of the Creator's immensity, diversity, magnificence. ”When looking at the makeup of the word disaster, dis-aster, we see dis, which means separation, and aster, which means star. L’Engle concluded that dis-aster is a separation from the stars. With the stars as an icon of God’s creation, L’Engle stated, “Such separation is disaster indeed. When we are separated from the stars, the sea, each other, we are in danger of being separated from God.” So, the idea of being separated from God’s creation is devastating and to minimize it, a very lonely place to be. “My distress at being separated from the stars . . . is a symptom of separation from creation and so, ultimately, from community, family, each other, Creator.”

And this is my aim, to defy (resist boldly) this separation from creation, community, family, and last but most importantly, the Creator. Again quoting L’Engle, “Enjoying the Creator's delights implies connectedness.” My hope is to use this blogspot to help me in this effort. I have found that I can experience creation on a different level when I go to write about it, whether that is nature or mankind. And I have found that allowing others to read my writing creates intimacy in relationship and thus establishing community. And lastly, when I write I connect with the Creator in a way I don’t often otherwise.