I had dinner last night on the gulf coast of Florida. I was sitting on a boat dock overlooking a marina, the Gulf of Mexico beyond that. My view was to the west and I watched the sunset while eating a dozen oysters. I was with good people and we laughed. The scene was beautiful. I enjoyed it, for the most part.
What detracted from my enjoyment was the thought that the Gulf of Mexico is still a mess. That beautiful sunset was over water that still washes up tar balls every day. That water is the life blood of fishermen who still struggle with the effects of the BP oil spill. Cleanup efforts continue to try and rectify a situation that will affect a generation, or more. It’s too bad.
I also drew some parallels from those dual thoughts. It’s amazing how things can sometimes seem so great on the outside but once you dig in you find so many problems. It’s easy to be caught up in the superficial beauty without understanding the troubled interior. By the same token, things that seem problematic on the outside can have a wonderful and pleasing quality that lies just below the surface. In either case, the problems are worth solving.
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