Just back from my holidays and wow, what a fantastic holiday that turned out to be! From the moment we left home to the moment we returned it was a thoroughly restful experience. For me the most awe inspiring site was the cruise down the Hardanger Fiord.
I found myself a quiet place on one of the upper decks, right at the front of the ship. As the ship cruised quietly and majestically along through the beautiful calm still waters I was taken aback by the sheer magnitude of what surrounded me. As we sailed along passing small wooden houses, sitting on the sides of the Fiords, I watched the waves from the ship splash silently onto the sheer sides of the mountainous cliffs. I watched the people waving from the shore at what must have looked to them, to be a very large ship, yet they appeared so small and hardly significant in the scale of what surrounded them. The mountains towered high to touch the clear sunset skies and the majesty of the scene almost overwhelmed me.
As I sat there marvelling at this wonderful creation that surrounded me and thought about how many centuries those mountains would have stood there, how many cruise ships they would have witnessed travelling down the Fiord I considered how insignificant we really are in the scale of things. I thought about all the things I have considered as problems and inconveniences over the years, how my worries about relationships, money, plans for the future etc., had at times overwhelmed me, and then considered how many other people may have had similar thoughts as they cruised down the Fiord. In spite of all those worries, life would go on, when we have long left this earth there will people in years to come who will marvel at the creation that was before me now It struck me that my small worries would be forgotten in a nano second compared to the impact this scenery was having on me and others like me over the centuries. Then I got to thinking, what was I capable of leaving behind that could possibly impact on people over the centuries in a way that this scene would?
No matter how important we think we are in this life, when we are gone memories soon fade away and we as mere human beings are soon forgotten. The earth itself has been here for so long and despite the way we treeat it as a whole, it will outlive us all giving pleasure to each and everyone of us from here to eternity.

So, as darkness fell and more food beckoned from the Dining room, I decided, "Get over youself girl, you will only walk this way once, take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way, be kind to things and people around you and give thanks for the life you have. It may not be a perfect life, but it is the one you were given so enjoy it. Live long, laugh often and love always whether that be to man or earth. Ensure you care for everything that you encounter to ensure the heritage for our children is not forgotten or harmed as we leave the earth to the next generation.