Profoundly Nature

Defining nature is an impossible task. I used to think that nature was anything untouched by human hands. It was something that was pure and genuine. I have read things where the city is nature, the human is nature, and the country is nature. I’m beginning to think that nature is one of those terms that will never truly be defined.

Even through the study of a single place nature still remains undefined. I feel closer or more aware of nature then I have in the past. I never really stopped long enough to take notice of anything. That is one thing that this class has taught me. Even by observing the same place every week I have noticed things that I have never noticed before. It has caused me to remember what nature meant to me as a child and to see how that perception has changed with age and maturity.

One thing that I have learned is that nature is a mystery and a blessing all tied into one. It is a calming presence. It makes everything else seem so trivial or simple. I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but people tend to make life more difficult than it has to be. For me, nature is a reminder that life isn’t as completed as I sometimes think.

I would really like to take my observations and my insights from the last several months and turn them into a reflective manuscript. I found it easy to write about nature and its influences on me and my life. It is also something that everyone can relate to and something that people need to become more aware of in life. It is something that people take for granted that needs to be rediscovered and appreciated.