I recently heard a song
from the old TV show “Animaniacs” that actually inspired me to praise and
worship God. I marveled afresh at the
greatness of God as I was listening to this song. Why?
Because it spoke of the vastness of the universe we live in. But let me back up.
For those of you that don’t
know, “Animaniacs” was a cartoon show that ran in the 1990’s. The main characters were the Warner Brothers,
Yakko, Wakko, and their sister, Dot (what species are the Warner’s? No one really knows). The spokesman of the siblings is Yakko. Yakko is voiced by the extremely talented
voice actor Rob Paulsen. Paulsen
performs the song I’ve brought up which is entitled “Yakko’s Universe.” Once again, this is such a fantastic
song. Not only does it move me to praise
the Lord, it’s also very catchy (it’s been stuck in my head for days). I’m including a you tube link of this great
song.
Let me clarify
something. There are some people who
listen to this song and they can’t see the actual forest because they get stuck
on a particular tree, so to speak. For
instance, one person essentially said, “The interplanetary system doesn’t
stretch seven hundred billion miles long, as Yakko claims; that figure is
wrong.” I say three things in response:
#1: Only God knows the exact measurements of the intricacies of the universe;
we humans don’t really know. #2: By
sharing this song with you, I’m not proposing that I agree with every word,
insinuation, and figure presented in this song.
#3: Don’t let the song’s
inaccuracies distract you so that you effectively miss the whole point
altogether. The main point of this song,
in my opinion, is the chorus; which is as follows: “It’s a great big
universe and we’re all really puny. We’re
just tiny little specks…we are small and dinky.
It’s a big universe and we’re not.”
I think that God created such a vast universe to relay the lesson to us that it’s not all about us.
I hope you enjoy the
song.
Kevin
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