Nature and Humanity: Return to Roots

Nature... the place where we find meaning in every breath, nourished by the colors of the universe, where we discover the world. Shaped, grown, and evolved by what nature offers, humanity always finds its roots in nature. Each person's connection to nature is unique. For some of us, nature is a place of escape. It’s a safe harbor we seek when we want to distance ourselves from the hectic city life, responsibilities, and the never-ending rush. In this harbor, like a tree's roots gripping the earth, we too plant our feet on the ground and find solace in the tranquility of nature. The depth of this connection reveals itself sometimes in the simple act of walking quietly through a forest, or in listening to the melody of waves crashing on the shore. Sometimes, I close my eyes and imagine myself in a vast forest. I walk barefoot through the grass. I listen to the rustling of the wind, gaze at the sky, and breathe. I try to catch the pink petals falling from the trees with my hands. Even just imagining it soothes and relaxes me. I know that everyone reading these lines has shared this dream with me. Perhaps you long for it, perhaps you desire it. In the end, we came from the earth, and we will return to the earth. Like trees, we too are connected to that earth; we’ve rooted ourselves in this world and are living, though most of the time we forget this. We are caught up in endless tasks, responsibilities, chaos... We seek peace, we search for answers. Yet we can’t seem to find them because we don’t know. Who am I? What am I doing? Where am I going? These questions tire us further, complicating things because we are exhausted. We are exhausted because we aren’t truly living. We are surviving, and that's not enough. We must answer these questions and find our roots because the depth of our roots relates to how we cling to life. Our values, our perspective on the world, everything about us.

So, what do your roots say about you? What do they tell? I ask all my readers to go out into nature and take a picture. Go seek out your roots, find your tree, and share it with me. Who knows? Maybe your story will inspire someone else.