SURFEIT

I have fallen in love with this nature more deeply than I have fallen in love with myself. The more times I have seen myself in the mirror, the more I have looked at the sky in amazement— its blue infinity, the secret language of its stars, its enchanting arrangement of light and darkness. The mystery of this nature calls to me like an invisible formula hidden in the vibration of leaves, speaking silently in the waves of water. In the science of this nature, I seek the signature of the Creator; in the equations of mathematics, I see the breath of the universe; in the dance of molecules and atoms, I hear the rhythm of creation. The sadness of this nature humbles me; storms teach me humility. The joy of this nature brightens me; the dawn sun teaches me the language of hope. The silence of the night teaches me meditation; the sound of the rain teaches me the endless flow. I bow in love to the One who created this nature, for His creation is limitless, and I am only a speck within it. Ther...