the globe

I ran across an image of the earth today in a book of mine. It was vivid and detailed and absolutely addictive to stare at. The radiance didnt come from the picture itself though, it came from the idea represented by the picture. The envisionment of how truly vast and diverse our world is and how many things and people and histories and cultures there are all rapped into this one immense planet. Its almost unfathomable...all the stories waiting to be told and read. And then someone mentioned the anniversary of katrina and i thought of what a tragedy that was to so many people. i remembered watching endless news shows dedicated to reporting the dire circumstance of new orleans and i looked back at the globe...and katrina suddenly seemed so small and insignificant and unnoticable. Something that seemed to be the end of the world moments before instantly became just a scratch on the window. Its amazing how we can invest ourselves into these different worlds where we change our entire perceptions of everything.