wisdom from waterworld

I know that it was a huge box office flop. I know that it cost gazillions of dollars to make, and that Costner overreached. I know that it was a colossal bust, and that the experts panned the whole post-apocalyptic thing. I don't think that he cares. See The Postman if you don't believe me.

But he (the Mariner) just dropped some wisdom on us. He's talking to Enola (Deb from Napolean Dynamite, btw), and he asks her if she ever tried listening. She's a really talkative little girl, and he's already chided her about it. She asks what she's s'posed to listen to. He answers, "The sound of the world." She's quiet for about 3 seconds, then says, "I don't hear anything."

That's because you're too loud, and you're movin' around all the time. Try sittin' still.

Eyeball?

I wonder how many of us miss the sound of the world, the sound of God because
we're too busy, always moving, never still.  It makes me sad to think that the
world is crying out for restoration, crying out to be loved, to be healed, to be
heard, and I'm too busy to even notice.

God tells us to be still and know that he is God.  (Psalm 46:10)

Sounds like a promise to me.  I don't know where you're getting your mail, but in
my little corner of the world, stillness is at a premium, and busyness is celebrated,
worn like a medal on the chest of a tired generation.  If I had a quarter for every
person who answered the customary "how you doin?" with "I'm tired..." I'd be set
for that never-ending game of Asteroids that I dream about.