I am very grateful for discovering the incredibleness of Planet Earth, a series that airs on BBC America. Dad, you HAVE to start watching. Wednesday and maybe Thursday nights, too.

Oh my goodness, we are quickly becoming addicted to the awesomeness of God’s creation that we’ve never seen before. The way this show puts together AMAZING video footage with expertly written narrative and music…I AM HOOKED.

I do not ever want to encounter a komodo dragon, that’s for sure. I would, however, LOVE to see the pink flamingos in the Andes, doing their hilarious mating ritual march. We cracked UP.

The other night, we watched the fascinating story of monkeys from all over the world, and I had never heard of Japanese Snow Monkeys (pictured above). These monkeys live in the high elevation where it is colder than cold. But, they mirror the way we humans behave, in a way I was not aware.

The two pictures at the top show the “upper crust” monkeys, monkeys who fall into the category of the “haves.” They are relaxing in a very warm hot spring and loving every minute.

The bottom picture shows another group of monkeys who fall into the category of the “have nots.” They are not allowed to enter the hot spring and must sit close by without ever being afforded the permission to get in and warm up.

It was heartbreaking.

Same monkeys, different standards.

I was very convicted.

Same humans, different standards. May I always love everybody, always. May I always include, not exclude. May I always give what I have to those who do not. May I ALWAYS seek to be like Jesus, serving the nobodies of my world.