This morning was amazing. The moon was spectacularily full in the early morning sky. In fact, it was huge.

It made it almost worthwhile being up at such an early time on such a cold, crisp morning! (I only wish that I'd had my camera...) Part of the reason that I enjoy my morning commute by bus is that I am able to experience the power of observation.

I'm thankful that, during my childhood, I saw some of the many amazing accomplishments of Nature. Nowadays - and I saw this even this morning on the bus - people are so caught up with their iPods (watching movies and television programs) and their Crackberries (obsessed about their lives) that they do not even see some of the magnificent things that pass by the windows of the bus and their cars. It's the saddest thing that I can think of. Missing such amazing things.

No wonder the environment is in such crisis. In ignoring Nature in all its beauty and by losing more & more of the curiosity we had when we were children, we are losing our connection with this great force. We are no longer observant of the things around us and that is tragic. More tragic still is that the generation that are children now will have no experience of the grandness and beauty of this planet. And for that, I mourn the loss.

Yet I can appreciate such glorious sights as I experienced this morning.

I only hope that there are enough people out there who are strong enough to dislodge the tv remotes and iPods from their children's hands - just long enough for them to see something so beautiful yet so taken-for-granted. Come on people, it's up to all of us to make that choice!

Have a great day and don't forget to look for the moon this evening. I imagine it'll be just as large and beautiful as what I saw this morning!