All of us understand the significance of taking time off from our frenzied schedules. The formula is predictable—to reconnect with nature, stroll in the woods, smell the grass, feel the dew, count the stars, sit on a swing, visit a place of worship, and dwell in silence.
This is not pristine wisdom that asks us to ‘bond’ with nature. Well, modern science and medicine attest to the view that spending time with nature and following its natural laws are indispensable, even therapeutic, to our health. Remember, we have always been ‘Earthlings’—not just ‘Techlings,’ which most of us want to be—and, this we will always be. Nature teaches; nature mends. Nature, as we all know and appreciate, is a unique entity. It emerged before civilisation.
Nature, of course, cannot be ‘created’ in the laboratory. Neither can it be duplicated through technology, nor the most advanced scientific ‘know-how.’ In fact, it is not difficult to appreciate the enormity of nature, its varied hues, or shades of colour—a tapestry so perfect and flawless. We are, of course, not reviewing the power of natural herbs and their medicinal effects now. We are talking about ‘us’ in the nature of things. Of how we can sustain nature and, in the process, sustain ourselves.
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