Yesterday I realized just how much I am fascinated with power and speed in today’s world, in several forms. One channel that I love to watch is the National Geographic channel. Recently, I saw several episodes on jaguars, lions and tigers, bears, wolves, and whales. I was completely in awe of the raw power of these animals. The jaguar I found the most fascinating because he is the top predator in the jungle, out ruling his fellow cats, the lion and tiger. Jags can weigh up to 200lbs and that weight consist of almost all muscle. They are so quick, they can kill their prey in one swoop. Lions like to engage in the hunt and often do so in groups. It amazes me how well they can coordinate together and take down packs of their prey. I found that wolves are some of the bravest and most noble animals out there (maybe that’s why dogs are such good pets). Wolves are true to their packs and dens, never leaving a member behind (unlike lions). If a cub goes missing, the entire pack will go looking for it. And in the Bear Forest (Canada), which is as you can guess, rich with grizzly and black bears, wolves will often fight bears in groups, not afraid of them, despite being outsized and outpowered. Cheetahs are the fastest animal alive, reaching up to 70mph! It’s kinda weird to imagine driving on the highway and a cheetah could be right there next to you, keeping pace with ease. But my obsession with power and speed isn’t limited to animals. My need to drive fast is no secret and even when I try to drive slow for whatever reason, it goes against my instincts. Even people who walk and drive slow, irritate me. I am 20 years old, and I still love watching Batman and Superman, simply because of their powers. I also like watching WWE wrestling (yes I know it’s fake) and one of my favorite wrestlers is Batista. This guy is 6’5”, 300lbs and is mere power. There isn’t an ounce of fat on him it seems. Go to Google pictures and type in his name, and you will see what I am talking about. These things fascinate me. Whenever I think about all of this, I just want to let out a Tim Allen grunt (if you’ve seen the show Home Improvement, you know what I’m talking about). Maybe that’s why I enjoy working out because I desire to be like a jaguar or superman.
While my recent obsession with National Geographic has been because of the powerful animals they cover, I also realized how much of an impact humans truly have on the environment. With logging, clear cutting forests, hunters/poachers, and pollutions, we have put hundreds if not thousands of species extinct and hundreds more on the endangered list. And this will come back to haunt the human race in the end. We need animals, trees, and the environment to survive and if we continue on our current path, we could be unheaded for severe unseen consequences. It probably won’t happen in our limetime but it’s something to think about. After seening countless shows though of various forests, countries, and animals, I would love to travel someday and see those animals up close and in person.
One last thing that’s also come to my attention is not only do I love adrenaline rushes and such but I like fear. It’s a powerful tool that can be used for good. Besides the fact that I LIKE to be scared and have fear shoot through my body, I thrive on it. Some people quiver and crawl into a corner, others use their fear to battle situations and what not. I would love to be in a horror movie but in real life, just to see what exactly what I would do and how’d I react. As crazy and twisted that might sound, I think it’d be awesome. That’s probably why I love horror movies and haunted houses so much.
Part of having a relationship with God is being able to wait and listen to him, giving him time to respond to our prayer’s and concerns. This is certainly something I struggle with but recently had some insight into. I’ve been praying about a certain situation with a friend for a couple weeks now and had asked God to give me a sign as to what to do about it. Generally, I don’t ever remember dreaming at night, much less remember what my dreams were about. But after praying to God about this situation, he answered it in my dreams and for almost two weeks now, I’ve remembered dreaming about this person and what God wants me to do. I couldn’t tell you how happy I was and relieved. This incident showed me that God speaks in many ways. Some people can actually hear God’s voice, others have visions, and some hear God through other people (these are only a few ways and God certainly speaks in other forms). I learned that maybe God’s way of speaking to me is through my dreams and I find that pretty fascinating. Doesn’t mean he can’t or won’t answer my prayers in other ways, just that maybe this is the best way for me to understand. I know after the first dream, I still wasn’t sure if it was simply a dream or if God was answering my prayer. But God is amazing and I continued to have these dreams for over a week straight and that definitely confirmed it. Just goes to show you that God is listening and watching over us, even if we don’t see or hear it.
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