All I Have Seen…
I have a beautiful poster of calligraphy framed that I see every time I leave the house. The artwork is done by Timothy R. Botts. In the middle of the picture are words from Ralph Waldo Emerson that say “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” Encircling the text are the names of forty-one items that Botts apparently thought demonstrated what Emerson was talking about. Among the items there are butterfly, starfish, Old Faithful, Redwoods, snowflake, tadpoles, coral, honeybee, the tides, the Grand Canyon and Saturn.
Looking at Botts’ list makes me wonder what I would have chosen had I been the calligrapher. I suspect I would have added items like grizzly bear (like the one shown here in Alaska), lightning bug, showy orchis, Moraine Lake, pika, Grand Tetons, and a number of other things “I have seen.”
Looking at Botts’ list also made me wonder what you, our readers, would place on such a list. Rob and I would be interested to know what you have seen that has helped you know that you could trust the Creator. We encourage you to let us know by leaving us a comment.
–Chuck Summers