Nature & You

There weren’t any high-speed automobiles, cool gadgets, high tech infrastructure, modular kitchens or such advanced tools to use back then when the first human was born on this planet. We were directly dependent on the natural surroundings around us to nurture us, feed us, shelter us and to protect us from the dangerous threats back then.

In the past, humans lived in accordance with nature. People lived in harmony with the ecosystem because they saw themselves as part and parcel of the natural surroundings they lived in.

Due to the huge progress that science and technology has made since then, we have now been in less connection to nature. We do depend on nature now, although more in an indirect way. All the stuff we use, starting from the metal your laptop is made of to the food you eat, all of the resources used up in building such utilities are derived from nature. Still, we don’t spend time in nature and materialize its spiritual power in ourselves. Ecological sustainability has now become of paramount concern.

I have a habit of spending time in nature, noticing the beautiful colors of flowers, the way clouds dance in the sky, the enchanting sound of leaves blowing with the wind and the feeling of freshness within. All this is so rejuvenating and feels like a reincarnation of a stronger self. Let’s talk about why we should spend time in nature.

1)          SPENDING TIME WITH NATURE GIVES SERENITY.

Why do you think all the great Yogis and saints in the East have located themselves high up in the mountain valleys, away from distractions and noisy chatter of the world? This is so because nature gives us a comfortable cushion of peace and tranquility which then becomes our true best friend. 

“Silence is the music of our soul”, noted Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher.

2)          CONNECTION TO THE SPIRITUAL ENERGY UP THERE BECOMES EASIER because as soon as we get alone and in touch with nature, we start our intellectual journey to search for Him, the cosmic energy in nature combines with our very own energy. This form of energy is very powerful and extremely divine. As it gets intertwined with our spiritual energy, the journey becomes smaller and easier, making it seem like a nature walk in the woods, feeling the cool breeze wash our worries and silence does seem to us like a music playing in the God’s opera.

3)          GIVES EXTREME CLARITY. The silent talk with nature forces us to introspect, to take a look at us, the way we are progressing towards our dreams, to analyze, sometimes criticize and to get on track again. Decision-making ability becomes amplified to such a great intensity that we become almost unshakable when posed in front of hardships. I believe that looking at the present conditions, the future will only get hard with tougher decisions to be taken, more would be needed to be done in less time and human beings would need to work at superhuman speed. For all this, clarity of mind is needed which can only be achieved spending more alone time in nature.

        

Apart from this, there could be more points but I personally feel that all that is left for me to cover on this topic, ironically, would fall somewhere in these three pointers only.

I want to leave you today with a self-practiced insight :-

Practice deep inhaling and exhaling in nature next time you spend some time with the trees. You will feel as if they are answering to your worries, anxieties, and stress. Studies all around the world have proved that a simple act of spending time with nature can drastically improve our mental health. Inhale the positivity you can gather, absorb it in, feel it cleansing your soul, feel that coolness refreshing each one of your tensed nerves and make your body float with the aura of nature. I can assure that you’ll come alive out of this process.

Till next time.

Stay motivated. Stay excited. Stay happy.