I am not what you would call a devout person. I rarely attend worship, though I enjoy it. I am not really involved in much religious practice at all at this point in my life. But there is one thing that never fails to put the eternal awe and faith back in me: Planet Earth. No, not the planet itself, per se, but the Discovery Channel/BBC series.
I recieved the box set a few holiday seasons ago, and so far, few things have ever gotten the spiritual me out of its shell like a few hours of watching. Each disc has a theme, Deep Ocean, Caves, Grasslands, Shallow Seas, Pole to Pole, you name it, it's in there. Each contains a slew of beautiful images, from elephants in the lush Okavango Delta to the mysterious lights of angler fish, far below the surface of the sea. Thousands of vivid examples of the diversity and magnificence of life on this planet.
Yes, I know it's just a TV series, for the purposes of entertainment. But it's impressive stuff, nevertheless. Its a way to educate people, to show them the wonders of the world, things rarely witnessed with the human eye, right in their living rooms. Planet Earth gives us a sense of awe and unity with our planet. Whether it was created by a diety or by chance, one cannot deny its glory. If that's not spiritual, I don't know what is.
P.S. If you're looking for somewhere to start, Ocean Deep is magical.
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