And in the end what matters most

We parked at Animal Kingdom Lodge, where my sister's family was staying. The Wildebeest watched us as we scurried past the observation window.

As we rode the Disney bus into Epcot, my nephew saw women boarding the full bus at the next stop and without a word, quietly stood. His father smiled at him. No one else was watching, not even a wildebeest, but I noticed.

I spent a day filled with all the rides and exotic food and
gorgeous venues of incredible
creative and artistic productions. Countries of the world were recreated with whole streets seemingly carried brick by brick to be painstakingly erected in the Epcot world village. Elaborate gardens with full perfect roses twined throughout the grounds. Even the Eiffel tower filled the skyline behind the French village. All the charm and beauty of bustling old marketplaces, elaborate architecture, and sumptuous ethnic wares vied for my attention.

The day closed with fireworks swirling in a thousand directions while a giant globe lit up as it twirled across the lake. All the buildings that circled the lake were sparkling with lights all along their porticos and rooflines and each window pulsated with choreographed flashes of brilliant illumination. 20 foot flames shot out of torch lamps that lined the shore. As the fireworks were launched from all angles along the lake edge, they sizzled and shimmered and streamed across the sky in a massive explosion of rainbow colors.

Funny though... as I closed my eyes to sleep that night, the image seered in my mind was of a quiet, respectful boy standing so a stranger could sit.

Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.



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