Honestly, what is nature? how do we define something so encompassing, yet not so encompassing? What I mean is, nature feels like its all around us, the grass beneath your feet, the water we drink, the birds we hear singing in the morning. But are those things really natural? Grass that grows wild in the wilderness where no one can mow it or spray it with weed killer seems natural, but the grass that covers the rolling hills of golf courses doesn't seem natural. the large oceans that surround us and the small rivers that run through creeks in our back yard are natural, but is the water that comes in your aquafina water bottle natural? defining nature is by no means black and white.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Defining nature becomes a large tasks because it almost becomes philosophical, as both Aristotle and Plato proved in the past. I personally, use to think that I could very &nbsp;easily tell you exactly &nbsp;what was natural and what isn't, but i'm also one that is very deep in my conventions. I would easily say that water was a natural thing. it was here before humans and created by some unknown higher power. but when that water is running from my faucet or in my over priced aquafina bottle, i don't think of it as natural, mostly because I have to pay for it and its unfortunately tainted by capitalism. its an odd thing to charge us for something that is natural. I think that that is exactly what forces it out of the definition of natural. trees seem natural, but once we take that wood and put it into the form of a bed, is it natural? i don't really view my queen size serta bed as natural in anyway. Once an outside source is acting on something, &nbsp;it no longer becomes natural. so, that leaves me asking, is anything really natural? </span></p><br><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">I'm left confused, and feeling that really nothing is natural at all. But when I think of the Guarani who reside on the borders of Paraguay, i can't help but think that they live a beautiful and natural lifestyle, although they are adding change to the land and nature around them. it just seems that somewhere along the line, we changed the land around us too much, and took it too far. we &nbsp;went beyond necessity and instead dominating nature in order for personal gain. When I was young I didn't understand why we had to pay for everything. I wanted to know why we couldn't live in a world where we just traded and gave things away, only taking just what we need. but not after too long i was unfortunately tainted by our society and grew accustomed to our luxurious, comfortable, and convenient lifestyle. when we have become so accustomed to our lifestyles, is it even possible to turn back the clock? </span>
Honestly, what is nature? how do we define something so encompassing, yet not so encompassing? What I mean is, nature feels like its all around us, the grass beneath your feet, the water we drink, the birds we hear singing in the morning. But are those things really natural? Grass that grows wild in the wilderness where no one can mow it or spray it with weed killer seems natural, but the grass that covers the rolling hills of golf courses doesn't seem natural. the large oceans that surround us and the small rivers that run through creeks in our back yard are natural, but is the water that comes in your aquafina water bottle natural? defining nature is by no means black and white.