Miracle
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
we live on and are surrounded by
the greatest miracle of all
the existence of earth and life
an unlikely impossible long shot
like winning the lottery at
odds of billions to one
like hitting the league winning
ninth inning full base home run
this miracle entails everything
visible, invisible, matter, thought
unfortunately most of us never
think of earth in this manner
we take everything for granted
go about our daily business
without thought, without gratitude
assuming that we deserve this world
or even worse, that we own it
when in reality we are only guests
uninvited and barely tolerated
by this universe, the real owner
take away the blindness, unplug the ears,
expand the mind, open the heart and
experience this miracle we call earth
with all your senses and intellect
lose yourself in its beauty and serenity
dance to the sound of the wind and ocean
feel its power and awesomeness
embrace its uniqueness and
realize that we too are an insignificant
but beautiful part of this miracle