Bear Wallow Trail, Mt. Lemmon (October 21, 2014) — Image by kenne
Mountain trails have become
my Chautauqua path
where nature is my teacher,
where I learn to see things
in their immediate appearance (Beauty)
and the relationship to their
underlying form (Science).
Each is a part of reality,
one more surface,
the other more effect.
Nature teaches us to think
in a harmonious way
blending the two realities,
not separate one from the other.
To see them as a
dichotomous vision
results in our reality
being incomplete, false.
To accept the false dichotomy is easy,
our choices are comfortable —
black or white.
Thought that blends the two
often generates hostility from both sides.
For many, we learn to live
with the hostility by listening to nature
through which we can practice
creative intercourse among peoples.
— kenne
There’s no place like Nature to get in touch with ourselves and the world around us. Great photo and poem!
I was in an existential mood — thanks.
Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
This morning we are headed up on Mt. Lemmon for more fall colors. Overnight we had very windy conditions with the same for today so that many leaves will be falling. — kenne