Drumnadrochit.
Today was my second full day in Drumnadrochit. It really isn't that large of a town. So I set out on the walk to the nearby Urquhart castle.
On the walk the views are of the Loch Ness. It is stunning scenery, and then you arrive at an Ancient castle.
The castle's history which goes back almost a thousand years.
After exploring a bit I sat and people watched for a while. Tour group after tour group came in. But what struck me most was the kids.
Their sense of awe and wonder.
How quickly we seem to lose it. It is so easy for us to to become jaded and cynical. To learn the science of the Loch and scoff at the idea of mysterious creatures in its depth.
To lean the history of a castle and fail to feel the wonder of wars over it for hundreds of years.
So I took myself back up to the top of the castle and looked down again.
And let myself wonder. Let myself feel the weight and mystery of the castle. Of the Loch below. From up high with the wind and the views stretching for miles it is easier to let oneself go.
To hear the voices from the past. To wonder what witnesses saw on the loch.
To image ancient people building lives in a harsh landscape.
Today I was reminded of God's gift of wonder. Of how much we gain from it, and how important it is in our lives.
Today, I let myself wonder.
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