Open Your Eyes.

     
     Do you have an open mind? I feel like in a lot of ways, it's like my mind is like the sky. And in other ways, I feel like it's a safe. I'm a dreamer. I believe the impossible to be possible. The unlikely to be, very likely. I believe that the mundane should live wildly and passionately. I believe in an awakening; a Revolution. Which brings me to Jamie Oliver: Chef, Television Personality, Dreamer, and Revolution Starter. He has a new show on ABC (Friday nights at 9, and Hulu after that) that centers around his passions. In every way. He is passionate about food, cooking, people, and bringing change for the better. But the brilliant thing about the show, and Jamie, is that he isn't trying to just bring change, he wants them to choose it. He desires to open their eyes, to show the people of Huntington, West Virginia their lives  from a different perspective. He's gathering these people, and showing them the effects of their lifestyle. By his example, he is teaching them that cooking and a healthy lifestyle isn't that difficult, not to mention extremely beneficial.  
      Jamie and his show has been so encouraging for me. I was able to see someone who, against his odds, win people with his passion. It is so nice to know that there are people who believe crazily like I do. I'm not satisfied with a less than crazy love. I'm not satisfied with a 9 to 5 that only pays the bills. I don't accept the belief that any task is too big. I don't accept the idea that my dreams are just dreams. I am a barbarian, as Eriwn McManus would say, and in a lot of ways, so is Jamie Oliver. He's been placed in an area where he can reach the masses through television. He is bringing a revolution through pop culture. It's a slightly different avenue that I feel called to, but it is proof that Pop Culture can, and will, bring change for the better in this country- and the world. Yes, I do dream that big. And so does Jamie Oliver.


      He's infectious. He is passionate about cooking, and believes that he can literally extend years to a person's life, just by teaching them how to cook.


 Deep rooted passion (and love) is contagious. People desire that. Other than an obvious display of how we were made for more than the mundane, this is one of the best supporting arguments that I have ever heard for the existence and pursuit of Jesus. 


So ask yourself, are you contagious?