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Be One with Nature

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Oggetto: Be One with Naure

Be One with Naure

Man has been endowed with reason,

with the power to create, so that he

can add to what he's been given

But up to now he

hasn't been a creator,

only a destroyer

Forests keep disappearing,

rivers dry up,

wild life's become extinct,

the climate's ruined and the

land grows poorer and

uglier every day

Anton Chekhov [Uncle Vanya, 1897]

The richness I achieve

comes from Nature,

the source of my inspiration

Claude Monet

To me a lush carpet of pine needles

or spongy grass is more welcome

than the most luxurious Persian rug

Helen Keller

The earth is our mother

Whatever befalls the earth,

befalls the children of the earth

This we know

The earth does not belong to us;

we belong to the earth

All things are connected like the

blood which unites one family

We did not weave the web of life;

we are merely strands in it

Whatever we do to the web,

we do to ourselves

Chief Seattle 1854

(taken from Spirit of the Eagle)

Trees are the earth's endless effort

to speak to the listening heaven

Rabindranath Tagore

The goal of life is living

in agreement with nature

Zeno

Keep your love of nature

Vincent van Gogh

Knowing trees, I understand

Hal Borland

Mother Earth teaches us to be human

She brings life to life and

shares her gifts with us

In return for the gifts of our Mother,

it is our responsibility as humans to care

for all living beings living upon her

The rock carries the wisdom of the ages

and is known as the oldest teacher

and is called "Grandfather"

From the rock we learn

inner strength and faith

The rock is slow to move

yet when the rock moves,

the whole world pays attention

The tree teaches us about Honesty,

for the tree is able to move the nutrients

from the roots to the uppermost branches

The sap moves through the tree just

as we must learn to allow truth

to move through us

For each human there is a tree that is just like you

If you are acting as though you carry

the whole world upon your shoulders,

you will see a tree that is bowed down

Some trees appear to be tall,

straight and handsome,

yet that same tree may be

rotten on the inside

Some people are like that

Crooked people will see crooked trees,

just like them

We must strive to be tall, straight and

honest and grounded

with a "good root system" and to know

that just as each tree is an individual

and a member of a family, so are we

Although it gets walked on,

grass keeps coming back

As humans we do that to one another,

yet even when we get "walked upon"

we must show kindness to ourselves and

others and keep coming back

We also nurture, fertilize and

care for the grass just

as we must care for one another

A blade of grass has two sides

to it just as we, as humans

have a smooth side and a rough side

We must recognize this and be kind

to ourselves in order to smooth

out the rough edges

The animals give us the greatest gift

of all and that is the lesson of sharing

They give up their lives so that we can live

In the old days, our ancestors would offer

a prayer to Creation and ask for an animal

to feed the people

When a hunter connected with an animal,

that was an indication the animal was ready to die

After the hunter killed the animal,

its heart was divided among the hunters

and a piece of the heart was offered back

to the Mother Earth with a prayer of thanks

As humans we need to learn to share

with one another and give thanks

for the gifts of life shared with us

The FOUR teachings of

Faith, Honesty, Caring and Sharing

which come with the rock the tree,

the grasses, and the animals keep

us connected with our Mother Earth

-Cree Teaching... Author Unknown-

Choose only one master -

Nature

Rembrandt

I am in love with the green earth

Charles Lamb

We do not see nature

with our eyes,

but with our understandings

and our hearts

William Hazlett

Man's heart away from nature

becomes hard

Standing Bear

Look at the trees,

look at the birds,

look at the clouds,

look at the stars...

And if you have eyes

you will be able to see

that the whole existence is joyful

Everything is simply happy

Trees are happy for no reason;

they are not going to become

prime ministers or presidents

and they are not going to

become rich and they will never

have any bank balance

Look at the flowers -

for no reason

It is simply unbelievable

how happy flowers are

Osho

I remember a hundred lovely lakes,

and recall the fragrant breath of pine

and fir and cedar and poplar trees

The trail has strung upon it,

as upon a thread of silk,

opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets

It has given me blessed release from

care and worry and the troubled

thinking of our modern day

It has been a return to the

primitive and the peaceful

Whenever the pressure of our

complex city life thins my blood

and benumbs my brain,

I seek relief in the trail;

and when I hear the coyote wailing

to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me -

I am happy

Hamlin Garland,

McClure's, February 1899

If the sight of the blue skies

fills you with joy,

if a blade of grass

springing up in the fields has

power to move you,

if the simple things of nature

have a message that you understand,

rejoice, for your soul is alive

Eleonora Duse

Our natural world is alive

with beauty and wonder

It's important for our peace of mind

and our enthusiasm for life to

love the world we live in

and care for the earth

and all living things