Simply Amazing

There are times when you just need to take a break from things. This last month has sort of been mine. I am adjusting to my new drug regime to manage my MS and the changes it brings. No pity party here. I am glad I can get up and still be working. Numbers of MS patients cannot.

During my mini respite I have just been taking photos, not processing them for the website. Taking a moment to reconnect with my artistic style and enjoy the world and people around me. As a result, I came across this show on the National Geographic Channel. I love this channel. Science can be fun. It is about the giant crystal caves in Niaca Mexico. (follow this link to see the story and times it is on the National Geographic Channel.) These crystals are enormous, and growing in a caustic environment to humans. You journey with the scientists as they discover the enormity of the caves, the breathtaking sites and lastly, how dangerous such beauty can be.

One of the last portions of the show which sticks out in my mind is how precarious the life of these crystals is. They said in the documentary as the crystal's climate changes they run the risk of not only a stoppage of growth, but potential destruction. The caves were filled with water, but the water is being pumped out daily to a lake. One of the functions of the lake is to help irrigate a nearby golf course. The crystals are softer than a human fingernail and the water not only added in their growth, but help protect their fragile nature.

Watching the story helped renew a sense of wonder in the world I had begun to lose. It is easy to get wrapped up in your own day to day lives and forget to stop and take in the amazing beauty around us. I am glad I have taken a chance to begin rediscovering my own wonder and amazement. As the story concluded, I chuckled to myself and then said out loud; "No wonder God rested on the seventh day, with all the work involved in just this one beautiful site and the planning went into it, I would be tired too."