August 13, 2015 (Thursday)
When I arise from my leather chair and touch the metal cabinet of my computer, I get an electrical shock. I think this is known as electrostatic energy. They say my shoes are rubbing the nylon carpet and building up a charge on the soles. It will gradually dissipate unless I touch a metal object. When I do that, the stored electric charge on the soles of my shoes travels to my body by the process of induction and jumps to the metal object when I touch it. At times a spark can actually be seen as well as heard and felt.
Such power flowing through my body enhances my self-esteem, because it reminds me that I am electric. What does that mean? The dictionary defines “electric” as, “worked by, charged with, or producing electricity.” A second meaning is, “having or producing a sudden sense of thrilling excitement.” Synonyms are, “exciting, charged, electrifying, thrilling, heady, dramatic, intoxicating, dynamic, stimulating, galvanizing, rousing, stirring, moving.” Now there’s a definition for you. Knowing that you are charged up should make you excited.
Life itself is exciting. From its very beginning, a human life is precious and should always be thought of as a miracle. We need to carry this sense of wonder about a baby to appreciation of every human life–in fact, to life in all of its forms. Earth is not a sterile blue marble hurling through space. A closer look shows it to be filled with miracles of life. Do you thank God for these miracles?
