Have you ever learned a lesson by watching Nature?

Question

For example, by studying water, you can see it shapes itself to whatever vessel it is in. A river can be wide or narrow, and the water doesn't decide that, the surrounding land does. This teaches us to go with the flow, to make the most of our circumstances because we know things will change around the corner no matter what we do to prevent it.

I find that to be true anyway. I've also found when I go with the flow I'm a lot happier and I get what I "want" at about the same rate.

Answer 1

I remember one time being oh so sad about something. I was standing in the back yard in despair when, to my surprise since it was not the right time of year, a beautiful butterfly came and landed on my arm and stayed a moment. I felt the presence of God in that moment and was joyful. So many stories, so little time. Mmm

Answer 2

Every lesson can be learned by watching nature. They are more intellegent than we are. They listen to mother nature. The best description of a God, I think there is. Nature is more evolved than we are. When you see animals start to eat more and gain weight then you better start too. It means change is coming. Not the kind we would call GOOD. Only a few years left. I hope you have supplies, cause the earth is going to shift. This means that water will be the most valuable commodity on the planet. I probably shouldn't have told.

Atheist, and others---if you want to survive then have two years of water and food in storage, don't live in the south or by bodies of water.

Christians----You will surely think this is the coming of Jesus so you don't have to worry about all the food storage and stuff. You will be going to heaven.

Answer 3

I'm more like a rock in the rapids: while everything tends to flow towards the lowest common denominator, I tend to try to keep things on a higher level.

But to answer your question more directly, yes. I recall smacking a mosquito that was pestering me. Didn't kill it outright, and as I was preparing to finish the job I noticed how hard it fought to continue living.

I was filled with remorse for what I'd done, seeing in a microcosm the will to live exists in all living things.

I'm no longer casual about dealing out death. Even the smallest, most helpless, things only want to live.

It wasn't until later that I realized how this put the whole Christian God-thing into perspective. To God, we're all insignificant ants. For a God to crush us like ants (the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Judgment Day) demonstrates a fundamental lack of love for and comprehension of what it is to be human.

No god worthy of the title would treat us in such a fashion.

Answer 4

I live in the woods amongst nature, and I watch it all the time. The true glory of God lies in His creations. That does not mean that His creations are to be worshipped. You do not worship the creation, but the creator. But watching His creations fills me with wonder and awe like no humans can, which is why I live where I live.
The only time I go with the flow is when I am in the house of God, and the Holy Ghost is moving and working. It is then that I am the most at peace, and happiest. How humbling to be in the presence of Him that created all the wonderful things that you are watching.

Answer 5

no lesson, just amazed by nature. that trees can freeze and still stay alive because there roots are in the warm earth.that trees give us so much selflessly,that most animals love there young,even though they will eat some one else's baby .

iv seen Hinduism ,and its philosophy in mature like all rivers run to one ocean, and there is [only one life force] one fire, one air, one water,I'm sure i have learned lessons but i forgot them.only a 256 meg memory
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that there is a earth healing energy, that is about,10-12 ft off the ground, and if you go to a hospital and are put on a upper floor you are More likely to die, being cut off from this --earth generated magnetic healing energy.

why winos can drink their buts off, and sleep on park benches out side all winter and not die.[out side healing vibes]

Answer 6

Yes. Watching Wolves, I learned that it is important to keep close to your family and friends, your "pack", those you love and care about, so that you can all survive together, happily.

I have learned from watching bugs with a venus fly trap that just because you think something is pretty and safe, it may actually be lethal.

I have learned from watching clouds that time and life is fickle, and never remains the same for long, and that through change problems are bound to happen. (storms)

Watching the water ripple in a pond from simply dropping in a small pebble I have learned that even the seemingly smallest of actions can have the biggest of reactions.

Squirrels taught me how important it is to store things away for the winter, or for a rainy day, as the case may be.

Snow falling taught me humility, for we are each singular, beautiful, different snowflakes falling through the sky of space and time, and we fall to the ground, heaping and piling together, making up humanity... still individual, but one.

Watching mammals with their babies, I've realized the fragility of all children and babies, the innocense, the purity of them. Usually born blind, they need to rely on their mother for love, safety, security, and how to go about life.

Looking at the state of trees from season to season, I've learned that all changes of life are different, but similar, and despite the hard times, as trees must persist through in the winter, you have the spring to look forward to, when you can shine and show off your best, because you are stronger for lasting through the pains of a hard time. It also taught me to respect people at different times of their lives, because all stages of life are beautiful. (The budding, The flowering/fruit, The aging, The aged)

Watching monkeys (the silly things they are!) I've learned that you shouldn't steal, because you'll get hurt for it, and it will hurt others. Instead, share, and if you're kind, you'll be shared with.

I've learned a lot from nature, I think.


- 16 yo Pagan

Answer 7

One of the biggest lesson of life is that you are a winner as long as you have something to give, especially to the loved ones. The people that do not have anything at all to give are loosers, if they do not give by their fault, or very unhappy persons if they are not able to give because life puinished them, one way or another. And another big lesson of life is that the only real strength is the one you discover inside your soul.I do not separate this inner strength from understanding and beeing greatfull to God.

Answer 8

To ignore nature and Life's adaptive processes within it's matrix is to ignore ourselves and our changing circumstances and our changing perceptions and experiences.

Nature is dynamic, forever changing and adapting to this change, so should we observe this changing environment and those adaptations and see that we also change and should adapt, a great learning tool is nature.

Life does not concern itself with change, Life simply adapts to it and continues, we should see change as normal and all experience impermanent, this way when change occurs we do not become stressed, rather we see the change as normal and adapt to it, this releases our consciousness from the pressure to remain static and therefore from finding ways to remain so, an unrealistic dream to which we cling and one which causes so much unnecessary stress.

A good question well posited.

Peace from a Buddhist....

Answer 9

Of course - but it's not nature teaching you something - it's about you seeing the connection - reading something moral and beautiful into what is mundane to some people - it's about appreciating beauty and the connectedness of life.

I love your example about water and all of Loki's examples too!

Answer 10

The more attention I pay to nature the faster I learn all the time, just what else are you meant to do with your eyes, ears and the other senses?. You seem to be also in the flow. I AM riding my universal wave all the time!