A mom asked Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory) to tell her newborn daughter why it is great being a nerd. At a convention. In front of a room full of nerds. And she videos it to show her daughter when she is old enough.
The second best part: Wil Wheaton does a fabulous job!
The best part: It is so true. It hits on so many levels and in so many ways.
I want to take it as is, as it is brilliant as is.
Now I want to offer a set of (completely unauthorized) substitutions:
When he talks about the things that this newborn girl might love, I hear all the good things about church: Gospel, mission, community, sacrament, coffee, passing the peace.
When he talks about Firefly, Game of Thrones, and other "historical" shows she might someday watch and love, I hear the stories of Job and Esther and Isaiah and Jesus and Peter and others that continue to inspire and inform the lives and ministries of so many people of faith.
When he says, "You find the things that you love them the most that you can," I hear calling and vocation and wonder and awe and joy.
And when he describes the community of nerds (especially at a revival, er, um, I mean a convention), I hear the beauty of a community of faith and hope and love.
Like I said, listen to it for what he is saying. Then listen to it for how it describes some of the best of what a community of faith is and could be.
Thanks Wil.
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