What Living in the Sonoran Desert Taught Me About Life
There are many reasons why several religions were realized in the desert.
It isn’t an accident that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the three monotheistic religions, were conceived in the desert. People make pilgrimages there so that they can feel closer to God. Even the Mormons, when traveling through the Mohave desert, were inspired and reminded of the biblical story of Joshua. They saw the yucca with its branches outstretched, looking as if it was reaching its arms to God, hence naming it the Joshua tree.
There is something so sacred and serene about being there.
When spending a short amount of time visiting, you will understand how miraculous it is. The barren desert has very little water and extreme weather conditions; one would think that nothing would ever grow there. But it is so alive with life. After a small amount of rain, the most magnificent and colorful flowers bloom.
It tells us that with a little nurturing, anything can thrive and flourish anywhere, no matter how harsh the environment.
The desert is rugged but has so much vulnerability. The saguaros, prickly pears…
