On humility

There is something wonderfully silencing about the motion of the natural world. Whenever a storm approaches, when the sky falls, or when watching the wind kick up the waves of the sea -- one is filled with a indelible sense of humility. It is as if these dramatic displays of nature's fury are intended to remind us of our own insignificance. Man has flourished where he has mastered the elements, but nature will always be just beyond his reach of his control.

The lightning in the sky says to you: "You may accomplish this or that, but I will show you something truly marvelous. Behold!" And the crack of thunder drowns out your own stammering words your own intangible thoughts, leaving you struck in awe of the fury of God and the Earth.