Blog 8: To revere and be close to Nature

      Usually only when people confront the nature will they realize how awesome the nature is. It is a sense of respect from the deep heart, which is cultivated in human’s minds firmly from ancient times.

      However, having been restricted in our own narrow space which is far from the nature every day, our hearts also gradually become narrow, since we just focus on limited things and too preoccupied with ourselves . Simply traveling from dormitories to CELC and watching the outside world’s sceneries from glasses of shuttle, we are increasingly living in our own world and seem to pay more attention to trivial affairs. Under this circumstance, our confidence will inflate, leading us to feel strong enough to dominate everything as well as have the belief that nothing is impossible.

      However, when you look up to the countless bright stars and mysterious dark sky, you will get shame. The spacious universe gives all the beings under it a sense of suffocation. It is the pressure from the soul. Compared with the universe, you are just an ash and cannot influence anything. At this point, your heart will be full of the great of nature and insignificance as a human being, a strong reverence for nature. You will come to realize that there are so many things that we cannot do or even change. Then you will get humble and content.

There are only several decades in one’s whole life, and for some people, even shorter. Just like the Gypsies, they spend everyday as the last day of their life, since they can not predict whether they will breathe tomorrow’s fresh air or gone in the dream. So try to come near to the nature as long as you get chance. When you get out of your own world no matter the real or spirit one, you will understand that the value of life is beyond money and power. From the nature, you will find out the other forms of life and the true meaning of life existence. We feel no admire or despise to them, but a slight revere and love to life.