Inevitably, this week’s blog posts revolved around the
central concept of nature, particularly our relationship with it as humans. Posts
ranged from discussions of what “nature” really is to how we can help preserve
it.
One of the most talked about topics was, as mentioned, our human relationship with nature. There seemed a lot of interest in figuring out what exactly our relationship with Mother Nature is: parasitic? Neutral? Even amicable? Most of our peers seem to think humans are more destructive than nature, and there is no way to fully restore Earth to what it once was. Despite this belief, though, there are still several believers/supporters in doing what we can to try to reverse some of our effects. We sought sources on ways to help restore our planet through trustworthy websites like National Geographic and MIT, and some of us thought locally about ways we can restore some natural beauty through more political acts like guerilla gardening.
So, it seemed that despite our common thinking on the impossibility of completely salvaging Earth and it’s natural beauty, we still feel a compelling desire to do something to help. Whether it’s planting flowers in pot holes or observing and recording nature through journals, something inside each of us respects our natural, wild surroundings. Something inside each of us wants to fight for the beauty of "nature," no matter our definition of it.
One of the most talked about topics was, as mentioned, our human relationship with nature. There seemed a lot of interest in figuring out what exactly our relationship with Mother Nature is: parasitic? Neutral? Even amicable? Most of our peers seem to think humans are more destructive than nature, and there is no way to fully restore Earth to what it once was. Despite this belief, though, there are still several believers/supporters in doing what we can to try to reverse some of our effects. We sought sources on ways to help restore our planet through trustworthy websites like National Geographic and MIT, and some of us thought locally about ways we can restore some natural beauty through more political acts like guerilla gardening.
So, it seemed that despite our common thinking on the impossibility of completely salvaging Earth and it’s natural beauty, we still feel a compelling desire to do something to help. Whether it’s planting flowers in pot holes or observing and recording nature through journals, something inside each of us respects our natural, wild surroundings. Something inside each of us wants to fight for the beauty of "nature," no matter our definition of it.
As we move forward with these ideas and think about how this affects creative writing and the environment, consider why we care so much. What, in humans, has changed from the era of industrialization to the era of environmental protests?
(Let's take the Beastie Boys for it and keep fighting, shall we?)
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