Humanity Needs Nature
The function and design of nature is to fulfill the greater vision of creation, of energetic life and beauty. With its simple yet complex existence, it inspires and reminds us all of what we were created to be here on Earth. We are all in service to this greater vision of being.
The natural world is constantly unfolding. Guided by its miraculous design, seeded with the infinite energies of the Universe, and constantly undergoing regeneration and evolution through the cycles of time. Nature is a marvel and its constant presence reminds us who we are. It serves by being an example for us all and it shows us the way to our highest potential.
We are all energetic beings living in an energetic world. We are natural creatures: of creation and destruction, birth and death, renewal and evolution. We are all guided by a larger collective life force, and an individual natural expression. To suppress this life force is to cut ourselves off from the connection to life. To deny our existence as a part of the ecosystem of nature is to loose ourselves and forget who we are. To sever our connection to nature is to forget our reason for being. To destroy nature is to destroy ourselves.
Nature serves as a mirror for humanity. Its health mirrors ours as we are inextricably linked to one another. On the surface we see the dire condition the planet is in. Undergoing a human-created mass extinction event, with less than 3% of the planet remaining ‘ecologically intact’, and less than 15% of the planet’s natural land protected. Humans have managed to create an infected, polluted and depleted ecosystem. 50% of the world’s living species are predicted to be extinct by 2100. Current extinction rates are already 1000-10,000x the natural extinction rate. 3/4 of known species have and already are disappearing. In order to prevent humans from going extinct, we would need 5 more earths to sustain our current lifestyle and population of 8.5 billion people. And we are already consuming 175% of the planet’s resources and what it can regenerate in one year. The common message is that we need to save the animals, save the trees…and yes we do. But in the end, it’s really humans that need saving. Without natural resources, clean water, clean air, clean food, without a naturally abundant planet or a home, we suffer and we remain stuck in the lower state of survival. We need to respect, protect, and learn how to intelligently create with the ecosystem of nature because our wellbeing depends upon it.
The challenge is that our society promotes fear, dependence, apathy, and greed. Humans are prolific in creating environments and systems that disconnect people from nature while simultaneously destroying it. It lures people with the promise of a better life and keeps them distracted with shiny toys and mind-numbing stimulation. Meanwhile nature, the most sacred resource of all, has and continues to be sold off wholesale to corporations, entities, and developers who bulldoze, extract, deplete, leaving a trail of waste without any sense of responsibility to clean it up. This waste becomes the problem of the people, the animals, and the entire ecosystem. It lowers the quality of life for everyone.
Humans have forgotten their place in the natural world. They have forgotten their energetic being in an energetic world. Nature, yes, is calming and peaceful, and has profound health benefits. But on a higher level, nature embodies Universal higher intelligence for us to all learn from. Connecting with it unlocks secrets to the Universe. It shows us the way to who we really are, and the path to our highest potential. Its perfection in design can remind us of our own higher intelligent design. Its cooperation teaches us to co-exist in diversity and harmony. Its resilience inspires us to learn and evolve. Its seasons teaches us to let go of the old to clear space for the new. Its presence reflects the love, peace and freedom we all can embody. Its beauty inspires us to naturally be, express, love, and create from a place of honesty and purity. It reminds us to remain connected, to be as we naturally are, to open to possibility and not knowing, and to respect and honor the energy we have within.
When we envelop ourselves in the natural world, we can remind ourselves of all the wonderful things we can be and already are at our core. Something within ignites and sparks an ember of remembering. A glimmer of hope. A whisper of healing and the message that it is never too late.