LivingInConstant

Hearing about the leaves changing colors and the temperature lowering through out the world just fills me with solace. Here I am, stuck in Hawaii. Constant temperature, constant weather, constant time, and constant colors. I never have to worry about wearing enough layers or if it is going to rain tomorrow. Nope, I know I am going to wake up tomorrow morning in 80 degrees of heat and a sun shining in my bedroom accompanied with a light breeze (or a strong one). That's it. No surprise storms, lightning, temperature drops, or sudden snowfall. Drought is the only thing on the menu... All year long. Living in a desert takes 0 imagination or preparation.

T-shirts and shorts 24/7 365 days a year.

So enjoy your Autumn you Americans! I am gonna go and lay down on the grass in my shorts and sip some coconut water. My Father reminds me every so often about the times when he was a kid and he had to shovel snow every winter. Living in the northern part of America seems to be worlds apart from living here in Hawaii. This is all I know. I don't know the seasons or the different climates. Snowfall still seems like the stuff of legend. I can't wait to experience my first snow.

It was actually the WOMO's ('Women of my Origins for you Readers that easily forget) birthday recently. She'll probably get mad at me bringing it up, but I figure I'd just tell you wonderful folks because nothing ever happens! A birthday? Finally! A good reason to eat some cake! The thing is that we watched Man of Steel on my WOMO's birthday. Pretty manly birthday if I do say so myself. I already watched it twice, but I didn't mind watching it with my parents for a third time at all. It was actually very fun and interesting. I never noticed from the first two times watching it, but my parents pointed out some things in the movie that were fascinating. 

When Kal (aka Superman) first got his suit in the film his father talks in the background about his son. This is just a paraphrase because I am too lazy to look up the exact quote:

"You will run ahead of them [mankind], and they will follow behind you. They may stumble and they may fall. But one day they will join you under the sun."

That sounded just like Jesus. He goes before us and we follow Him. We will fall and we do stumble. But we WILL join Him when each of our times come for us to go home. Also Superman's surname "El" means "God" in Hebrew; that fact alone was pretty awesome. They also pointed out that Kal was 33 years old when he became 'Superman.' That's how old Jesus was when He died for us. All that symbolism in the movie is really interesting. Now I am sure Superman isn't Jesus, but the fact remains: Man of Steel takes a lot of things about Jesus (technically speaking) and applies them to Kal-"El." One final thing. The iconic symbol for Superman isn't an 'S' Dear Readers. It's the El family insignia, and it means "Hope." Just a few cool things to notice if you ever watch the movie.

"Feeling Like A Beast Tonight?"

So many stories, movies, animes, books, and even video games take ideas and story elements from the Bible and use them. Some are used for His glory and some don't. I really appreciate Man of Steel for throwing in those fun facts that reflect back to Jesus. I am sure most people wont even recognize them, but they don't have to. Those who do catch them and see them will enjoy them and remember Jesus. The Gospel is the best story ever; it's only natural for other stories to take things from It. Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Man of Steel, Evangelion, even the Matrix takes a lot things from the Bible. It may not all glorify God, but it still shows us that people, even non-Christians, admit that the Bible has some epic stories and characters.

The Bible is the best storybook ever. You know why? Because it's all true.