Stress. A carnival ride like “Tilt-O-Whirl" seems amusing in that setting, but when real life starts to move us that way, it is dizzying, disturbing, and disruptive. We long for the gentle ride called “Lazy River.”
A study from University of California at Berkeley with military veterans and underserved youth found something that reduced their symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Of note was their responses to nature. See: https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/07/12/awe-nature-ptsd/
Of all the emotions such as joy, pride, amusement, or contentment, the one that most increased their sense of well-being was awe.
King David said that “the heavens are telling the glory of God and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1)
And the writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us that God has put eternity in our hearts and minds.(Chapter 3:11) We are made to worship (“to ascribe worth”) to the One Who made us.
