An Experience

Have you ever been ruined by an experience? What does that mean? Let’s consider a sunset on the Pacific Ocean. If you go to Google and search for images of the Pacific Ocean sunset you will see many of them. With the digital technology today there are many pretty pictures for us to enjoy. They can be really moving. But if you have ever been standing on the beach at sunset looking out over the Pacific Ocean it is just much more than pretty, there is an experience that includes the smell, sounds and feelings that are part of the sunset.

Another example is the Grand Canyon. Again there a many pretty pictures, you may have even looked at an artist painting that has grasped more of the texture and shading that make for a beautiful piece of art. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon is an experience that cannot be described, it can only be lived. It truly makes your heart skip a beat with the pureness of the moment.

Before I had a chance to see the sunset or stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon I looked at the pictures and paintings and would view them with awe and amazement. I enjoyed looking at them and could only imagine what it was like. I dreamed of someday going and being there in person. Now I look at the photos and paintings with a more critical eye, I am ruined by the experience of being there in person. At times I wonder if I have become too critical. I have come to realize that nothing can compare and you can only feel the deep satisfaction when you can live the experience and I have to understand that not everyone has had that opportunity and allow them and I to just enjoy where we each are at.