Landscapes of the Sacred (1)

 I found it incredibly interesting how the author was perplexed by how Priests, explorers, and poets could see things that were Holy in sacred places. Not only did they have different perspectives on why they were Holy, but also how they were Holy. The author then went on to describe his experience on a lake when a tree fell that didn't feel exactly "Holy" but a different feeling than simply nothing. He references Martin Buber in I and thou by explaining that "all real living is meeting." That quote holds so much meaning itself. Everything that we experience is what we see as living and not living. I have very many experiences like that each day. As I walk my dog Stella in my neighborhood in the morning, I see myself as an alpha over all of the other living things that I come in contact with, when really we are the same. I walk my dog and am in control, but she is also living and experiencing her own life as a dog. This is a crazy thought process because it also you to escape and think about living and who we are rather than the menial tasks that we must complete within out everyday lives.