As the world knows by now, the awesome forces of nature are at work in the remote highlands of Iceland. This is an extraordinary event, something so unspeakably beautiful that finding a word powerful enough to describe its magnitude is nigh-impossible.
Many want to travel to the site of this great event, and there are those who have tried. It's understandable but it's unacceptable, and high fines are the price to pay. The site is only for scientists and journalists whose job it is to research and report on the ongoing activity.
Sightseeing tours to the eruption by air - in a safe distance - is probably the closest look the general public can expect to get of this dramatic display of nature.
And how wondrous that would be!
But with journalists on site we, the public, catch a distant glimpse of this amazing perfection of nature. Images and video clips of the eruption bring awe to our bodies and soul, leaving a permanent impression of the grandeur of this world of ours.
This footage by Jón Gústafsson and this footage from the Icelandic Broadcasting Company is truly magnificent.
How insignificant we are in the presence of such greatness!
How small and unimportant in comparison to this true wonder of nature!
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