This is the view from the Sears Tower. I was enthralled by the clouds around the buildings. As far as I know, I'd never before been above the clouds. It put me in mind of giant's castles in fairy tales, always built up in the sky. Delightful.
The lake was also incredible in its enormity. On sight, there is no way of distinguishing that lake from the ocean.
I also thought of the Tower of Babel while in the Sears Tower. Occasionally, I've heard commentators and professors use the story of Babel to illustrate their idea that the Hebrew God was paranoid and wrathful, constantly afraid of being overthrown by Man. They say that this is why He punishes men and sets His laws in place. Such "scholars" attempt to interpret the stories of Creation and of the wanderings of the Hebrew people in wilderness around Canaan in this light. Yet, considering the technology available to Neolithic Man, this notion is clearly absurd. The Tower of Babel couldn't have been more than a few stories high. Indeed, the Pyramids of Giza, built hundreds of years later, are believed to be about the tallest possible structure that the Ancients could create. Now, we have skyscrapers which are a dozen times the height of the Pyramids, and we have only succeeded in finding out that the atmosphere which rises above them does so for miles yet. To realize this is to know the absurdity of the people of Babel's arrogance, which is in turn a healthy reminder for modern man, who often becomes so impressed with his own accomplishments. The Sears Tower is a study in humility, and provides a perfect object lesson of God's sovereignty.
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