Don't Look Up... or should we?

If we don’t look we will never see. If we never see we will never believe.

Sat 5 Mar 2022

I loved the movie “Don’t Look Up” (2021)

The two heroes – played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence – try to warn people that a comet will hit earth and kill everyone.

People must “look up” and they will see and believe. But most refuse. They adopt the opposite motto: “Don’t Look Up!”

No spoilers here. But if we know a comet will kill us -- what will we do?

At the end of the movie, one character crassly says (and I paraphrase), “We can have sex or we can pray.”

In other words, is life merely about pleasure and survival? Or is there something more?

Do we keep looking down? Stay self-absorbed? Paying bills and surviving? Or do we look up at the stars and connect with a bigger story than our own? Do we worship the God who made the stars – who loves and saves us?

If we don’t look we will never see. If we never see we will never believe.

With

Sam Chan

Dr. Sam Chan is one of Third Space's national communicators. He is a cultural analyst, theologian, public speaker, author, medical doctor, and karaoke buddy. Sam was born in Hong Kong, grew up and lives in Australia, studied medicine at the University of Sydney, and did his PhD in Chicago, USA. He is a published author of five books.

Don't Look Up... or should we?

If we don’t look we will never see. If we never see we will never believe.

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