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I watch the birds mainly that come into my garden, and the one thing that is really amazing, is that they don't spend hours just thinking. They just get on with their lives. They don't worry about tomorrow and they only have fear when the alarm bells sound for them to take cover. They all behave perfectly within their environment, they don't harm it in any way, living in harmony with what they are and what they have to do.

2006-06-07 19:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by Leigh 3 · 15 3

In the sink of our bohemian apartment there was a bowl with a small pool of red koolaid at the bottom. It was there for a long time. None of us used the kitchen. Somehow, 14 ants were seperated from their normal trains and ambitious scouting. They came to sit on the edge of the red, sugary pool, growing in girth as the days went on. Again by some anamoly -- which I'm blaming the sugar on -- they would not budge, would not return to their society, revealing the hidden location of the goods with their pheremone trails. No, instead they sat there getting corpulent. Every now and again a smaller ant would venture to the pool and a larger one would over-power it, wrestling in a tumbleweed twirl, a fight of prestige and position. It was amazing how intent they all were, how strategic and calculating in coming to live by their own rules.

2006-06-07 20:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by -.- 6 · 0 0

in my brief time here, i've looked at nature for inspiration and stability. i have learned that the mountain can stand against any storm and so can i. that the wind can sweep mistakes away and so can i. that the ground endures anything humanity can do to it and so can i. that the earth nurtures life new and old, so do i. at the end of life the earth wraps her arms about us and gently holds us until we are no more. i have lived in her embrace and i will end in it. i have attained a sense of peace in that knowledge that i cannot convey well enough to pay it justice.
this is not worship of the creation, this is just a further appreciation of all the creator has given and an understanding that we are loved. these are some of the miracles i see unfolding around us every day. it saddens me profoundly to know that so many of us scurry around our short lives never seeing even a glimpse of the wonder and awe of it all. so in this, i try to share my faith and hope that there is sense to it all and there id hope and peace. you just need the wish to see, and the ability to open your eyes. it's there, just look and you will see.

2006-06-08 07:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by ladrhiana 4 · 0 0

I have not had the opportunity to learn or relearn the lessons Mother Nature taught me as a child. Most of my knowledge has since been gained from books. When I read your question, the following bit of verse by Lewis Carroll popped into my head.

How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale?

How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!

I live by the maxim, "beware people who always present a smile, no matter what the situation. They have no empathy or compassion and are usually looking to trap you into supplying some benefit to their their own well being, not yours!" Used car salesmen are good examples.

2006-06-07 18:59:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would be more interested in your answer to this question than in answering myself. Of course, I am assuming that you are Lakota, and therefore more in tune with nature than I am.

What I have observed is that violence is an intrinsic part of nature. Starting from the catastrophic occurrences like earthquakes and tsunamis and following through to predators and prey. Violence is very troublesome to my spirit and I have not come close to to a philosophical acceptance of this basic reality.

2006-06-08 05:22:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

After 10 years of examining a group of rocks, Ive discovered the way to eternal life is this: sit down, shut up, and occasionally trip people over "accidentally".

2006-06-07 18:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by 4 · 0 0

nature is the reflection of human race....or should i say, the result of everyone's doing. Look at your sorroundings! See the rubbish scattered? See the bald mountains? Can you feel the heat of the morning sun, as if ozone layer's hole is getting bigger?

Well, i learned to respect "nature" in my own little way for i know "she" will ask more in return for what we did...thru floods, landslide, & other natural calamities.

2006-06-07 18:47:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I've learned to slow down, and stop to appreciate how small we are, compared to nature, and the outdoors.

2006-06-07 18:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by Kipper 7 · 0 0

life is an ever-changing thing..just like nature

2006-06-07 23:03:55 · answer #9 · answered by ana karina 2 · 0 0

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