Nature vs. Nurture

I chose this picture of BWCA as an argument for nature over civilization. While I have no problems laying back with my laptop, cruising the web, and my iPod listening to the rhythms of Tupac and Biggie, there aren't many other places I'd rather be than paddling a canoe down the lakes of the Boundary Waters. This picture to me sparks a sense of serenity. It brings me back to my annual trip to the boundary waters, and slips me into an alternate reality, forgetting the real one surrounding me each day. For some that don't hike, fish, camp, etc. this picture may not do the same for them as it does for me. To others, meditation may come from electronics, shopping, movies, or other modern civilization, but for me the fresh air and freedom of being in nature is what relaxes me most. I am still a little lost on the notion of "a double rainbow--wow!" but if I have any notion what-so-ever I would have to think my "wow" would come from scenery like this one. Another piece of movement, or feeling, I get from this photo is accomplishment. I labeled this blog "Nature vs. Nurture" because I feel as though whenever I'm out in nature there is a sense of achievement using the bare necessities mother nature gives you to survive the wilderness. As a romantic notion, thinking about nature vs. civilization, I have to choose the side of nature. While a main point of nature vs. civilization is leaving nature alone and relieving some construction of monuments and suburban areas, I took the nature vs. civilization aspect and turned it to humans coinciding with Mother Nature. Without this cooperation we couldn't see photos like this, or have the experiences of camping/hiking/fishing in this beautiful area of Minnesota.

I think this picture argues for a more green way of living. Not in the essence of recycling and driving a Prius, but living a life without the dependability on laptops, and phones, and iPods, etc. Finding the inner Mother Nature in all of us could lead to the perception of this photo. When looking at this picture we can see a few main points: a man alone paddling his canoe, the scenery depicting nothing but nature all around, and a lake (knowing from personal experience) that leads to nothing but more water and nature. These simple aspects of the picture show us how the world we are living in today is lacking the most essenctial aspects of life. Yes, there is a need for electronics in the world we live in today, but how did it come this way? Any why? How come we can't live a life of ease in the wilderness? While I am obviously aware that I could pack up my necessary belongings, drop my education, and move up north, but that's not the point. We see too many people rely on the luxuries they have around them, instead of finding a natural way to deal with situations. Hard work vs. ease, or nature vs. nurture. The romantic in me feels for Mother Nature, and wants to be with her. This photo argues for humans to coincide with nature, and the romantic in me wants nothing but that.