a little dancing

I love this video: http://www.worldonfire.ca/ There are few things that bring tears to my eyes but the half-second shot of the kid doing that little dance in the streets is one of those few things. There is just something I find incredibly beautiful about scenes of joy in the midst of extreme hardship. A smile of joy in the midst of a garbage dump. It is as if to say that even when evil is at its worst, glimpses of God can be seen and those glimpses seem more real than God’s reflection in the midst of comfort. Maybe it is the contrast, maybe it is the hope for something better, maybe it is an honest picture of the state of this world compared to what is to come… I don’t really know what it is but I love that dancing kid.