1-16-25 Elliott's Nature As Teacher Reflection

 1-16-25

Nature As Teacher - Reflection

Quite personally, I resonate with the whole notion that nature is an incomparable beauty to anything man-made, as I believe it is one of the few things visible that is directly made by God himself. As an Eagle Scout, I personally have a bias to appreciating nature in most forms, whether the weather conditions are considered pleasant or not, because the years of camping experience and memories made within the joy of boyhood provokes this strong sense of nostalgia that gives me no choice but to not forget how to appreciate nature and find beauty within it.

One of the great things you can find about nature is that if you are alone within it, you can listen to it. If you need to express anything, it will listen to you. This is not to say that each human is a God-like entity that can make commands on nature, no, but if you learn to listen to it or even just look at it, you can find inner serenity that is otherwise hidden in the bustling world of technology and complicated social problems.

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