And Incomprehensible Reality
June 14, 2010 (Monday)
Question: Who was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, born 1832 and died 1898? Another question: Who is the most quoted author other than Shakespeare and the Bible? Answer to both: Lewis Carroll, the man who wrote, “Alice in Wonderland.” There is an interesting site on the internet about him and his work. Click here if you wish to see it.
I have not seen the movie now in the theaters, starring Johnny Depp. But I have seen the Disney movie made in 1951, several times. I always enjoy it. The story itself is strange, of course, but the animated presentation is straight-forward and can be enjoyed without trying to think about what it all means. It’s a long cartoon. I like that.
Sometimes I like to think about the deeper meaning of things, but it always ends up with my saying to myself, in the words of Scarlett O’Hara, “I’ll think about that tomorrow.” For instance, the size of the universe. I always enjoy thinking about it up to a point, and then it becomes too much for me, and I give it up so that I can concentrate on stuff I understand, like how good the first cup of coffee tastes each day.
“Alice in Wonderland” may be difficult to understand, but, believe me, thinking about God’s creation will bring you to your knees. The first is just a story, but the latter is out there for all to see. Just lift up your eyes. It’s there and it’s real.
Every time I get to thinking about billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, and star nurseries whose magnitude exceed my mind’s ability to comprehend, I always end up thinking of a verse in Psalm 8: “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy hands, and the stars which thou hast made, what is man that thou art mindful of him?” Go to Google’s search page, select “images” on the upper left, search for Milky Way Galaxy, find earth if you can, and see if you can locate your house. Or North America. Then read Psalm 8 again.