Why I want to be like the Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow Guy

This is a simple video I made in honor of Yosemitebear Mountain Cry-at-the-Rainbow Guy. Seriously. At first I laughed at him, but then I realized that I would trade my cool cynicism for his embarrassing joy in a second. I bet he is much, much happier than I am... (You can read more at my blog: http://bit.ly/8Zt4tk)

The song is "Enchanted" - a song I wrote trying to recover from years of being a cynic. (You can hear it here: http://bit.ly/cT5WSR). Lyrics below.

The quotes are from G.K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy".

Enchanted
Aaron Niequist

This world is enchanted
Lean closer to see it
This world is enchanted
Dare to breathe it in

O God. . .
Give us new eyes to see
Give us new skin to feel
Give us new lungs to breathe
The wonder underneath

Faith like a mustard seed
Holy naivete'
To swim in Your mystery
We need to be free
Free to breathe it in
Free to breathe it in
Born and born again

This world is transcendent
Lean closer to see it
This world is resplendent
Dare to breathe it in
Dare to breathe it in

©2005 AARONieq Music

Category:

Music

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• Yosemitebear
• Mountain
• Double
• Rainbow
• Aaron Niequist
• cynic
• Enchanted

[pookeysan]

amazed byt that which others take for granted... that is how we should live...

[DjCyaneyed]

this really warms my heart. great video. i dont believe in god but that is a beautiful song. you are talented. but what does cynic mean?

[Hungrybear9562]

Thanks!

[Yosemiteboy100]

Thanks. Bear.

[SnapperWasHere]

LMFAO

[its419man]

i hate you so much

[max42777]

..............................­what??

[NickBell81]

I would be lucky to find such joy in the only things that really matter.

[SuzukiRider82]

God dammit.

[tensionishere]

well said, Aaron, well said.  Great perspective, thanks.