the water in dahab is beautiful....but it's also deceiving. above the surface a vast expanse of greyblue water chops in the wind and sparkles in the sun....it's very simple. not even a metre below the surface, however, there is a different world....a world of colours and textures that don't exist in the land of air breathers. last week we did our best to tread the line between the two worlds. with a small plastic tube pointing skyward keeping us human, we strapped on our fish costumes to see if we could trick them into thinking we were just a bunch of new guys passing by on our commute to work. somehow i think it worked. with a tinge of suspicion in their eyes, they went about their work and play. they treated us like two of their own (friend or foe? a jellyfish stung me in the face! so what....everyone else seemed to enjoy our company), giving us a glimpse of the everyday happenings of the world below the surface.both worlds are full of beauty beyond our workmanship. both are full of mysteries beyond our understanding. we are all God's creatures, and together we sing with the psalmist "o lord, how many are thy works! in wisdom thou hast made them all..." (psalm 104)
ps. photo of us lazing - bedouin style - by the sea. penguin village, dahab, egypt. on most days we could see the massive desert hills of saudi arabia on the horizon behind us.
4 comments:
That is too awesome! Love your description of the snorkeling adventure. Are you keeping good notes so you can write a book about these adventures someday? Can't wait to see more pictures. Stay safe...relatively anyways
what did you do about the sting?? you know what they say about getting rid of the pain eh? that would not be so nice in the face.
What the... you got stung in the face by a jelly fish!?! That's just crazy!
well written boys. i think you guys must be having such a great time. im jealous.
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