creations
Natasha
Just now, I got back from late night, where I had been talking with Jackie. She's just a girl (I wish there was a more appropiate term however) that I met a few weeks ago here. I really like her, because she makes me think about the world, and life in general, which is something that I haven't ever really done. Anyway, we we're just now talking about living and growing up in towns vs the big city (she actually grew up in Chicago). Eventually, the conversation started to slip towards the differences between mother nature and humans. Or maybe that's just what my mind started to think about.
Really, both mother nature and humans are increbible. I was simply wallking back to my room, up the long stair-laden corridor that leads to my tower, and I saw examples of both nature and humankind. I looked in the planters and I saw the beauty of the plants there, I saw the trees growing in the small quad area. I could look up and see the moon and the stars. And I thought to myself, nature is magnificent. It has it's own beauty, and I really don't think I could live a life without having that beauty around me, or atleast near me. I really couldn't leave in a place like New York, or Chicago, or any other big city.
However, on the other hand, as I still walked up the stairs towards my dormroom, I couldn't help but notice the creations of man. The buildings themselves, the steps, the light hum of the heating system, the soft glow of the lights of the main lounge, all paying tribute to the prowess of man. And I don't think I could live without that. A place devoid of man's creations, while nice to visit, would probably be far to alien for me to live in.
Maybe I'm a fool, wishing for a life with nature and man together. Aren't these two things in constant strife and conflict. I can't really say. But I see hope that a tree grows in the middle of our concrete hall. Maybe nature will grow in the hearts of men.
M.H.
Just now, I got back from late night, where I had been talking with Jackie. She's just a girl (I wish there was a more appropiate term however) that I met a few weeks ago here. I really like her, because she makes me think about the world, and life in general, which is something that I haven't ever really done. Anyway, we we're just now talking about living and growing up in towns vs the big city (she actually grew up in Chicago). Eventually, the conversation started to slip towards the differences between mother nature and humans. Or maybe that's just what my mind started to think about.
Really, both mother nature and humans are increbible. I was simply wallking back to my room, up the long stair-laden corridor that leads to my tower, and I saw examples of both nature and humankind. I looked in the planters and I saw the beauty of the plants there, I saw the trees growing in the small quad area. I could look up and see the moon and the stars. And I thought to myself, nature is magnificent. It has it's own beauty, and I really don't think I could live a life without having that beauty around me, or atleast near me. I really couldn't leave in a place like New York, or Chicago, or any other big city.
However, on the other hand, as I still walked up the stairs towards my dormroom, I couldn't help but notice the creations of man. The buildings themselves, the steps, the light hum of the heating system, the soft glow of the lights of the main lounge, all paying tribute to the prowess of man. And I don't think I could live without that. A place devoid of man's creations, while nice to visit, would probably be far to alien for me to live in.
Maybe I'm a fool, wishing for a life with nature and man together. Aren't these two things in constant strife and conflict. I can't really say. But I see hope that a tree grows in the middle of our concrete hall. Maybe nature will grow in the hearts of men.
M.H.