Jump into the water! michelle slosser

In Making Nature Sacred, Anne Bradstreet talks about humans being existential amphibians in this world; belonging and not belonging. This was a very interesting topic to me, since I personally have definitely felt both at different points in my life. Thinking further into the analogy, amphibian creatures on this earth can be on land and in water, and I like to think that the world is our land, and the spiritual world, or heaven if u will, is the water. Has water not always captured our imaginations and mesmerized us, with its power and beauty, gentleness and lyrical movement? Water is the most influential substance on this earth, giving life wherever it goes. It makes up most of the world, yet we are not often in close contact with it, unless it comes from our faucets. Also, amphibians have their most important life events in the water, mating, laying eggs, and growing into adults. I think the same can be said for the spiritual world. Though a lot of people do not consider it a big priority, and some do not consider it at all, being connected to, or simply aware of, the spiritual world gives life and peace. In the end of our lives, I think that our relationship with the spiritual will be more important than a lot of things we spend time on in our earthly world.