from a distance

created by Starrynight
(idea) by Starrynight (8 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Jun 18 2000 at 6:01:54

Sure, it looks nice from here, but wait until you get close.

Oh sure, that's what you think now, but study some more and then look again. It's not that obvious. Seriously.

No, really, she's neat. Kind of a weirdo before you get to know her, though.

Check it out - from here it looks all misty and grey. Beautiful, isn't it?

It's hard to really know anything from a distance, but if you get close, you lose the context, and therein lies the problem
(idea) by NotMe (6.5 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Aug 25 2001 at 3:12:15
The Julie Gold song made popular by Nanci Griffith and, I guess, Bette Midler is generally seen as peace anthem.

But I'm nagged by a sense that it may instead be a sly indictment of God.

Sure, from a distance, everything looks great. The world looks green and blue and there are no wars, there is no disease, no poverty.

And from where does God see Earth? From a distance.

The song reminds us in chorus that God is watching us, God is watching us. From a distance.

Which explains a lot about why God does not step in to end poverty, disease and war. From a distance, everything looks fine.

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