Ohhh nature…gotta love it. I know I do… that is when its not a mosquito me, the sun making me over heat, or sand from the beach somehow making it into all of my stuff, even things I didn’t bring to the beach. But really I do like nature. In its own way just being away from all the rubbish of the world it can really help you sort stuff out. I enjoyed the nature experiment. I would never have done it had it not been for this project/Emerson, but I found it to be quite enlightening. I went down to the beach in Del Mar, and just sat all by my lonesome. As I watched the waves ebb and flow thoughts came and went. Every time I drive home from school, going up the coast the thought of stopping crosses my mind, I never do. There are always so many other things that seem more important at the time. However since this was a homework assignment, I finally had an excuse to just go sit and listen to myself think. I got down to the beach and thought I would last about 15 minutes before I called one of my friends, started listening to music, or just got bored and left. But I surprised myself. It was at least 45 minutes before I got up and left my perch, and the only reason I left was because it was getting dark (there’s always creeps on the beach at night.) Anyways, as I got up and was kind of sad that I had to go back to my actual life. I think that personally, we don’t just take pull ourselves away for a little personal time enough. It was actually very enlightening.
And yet again I contradict myself by saying that though it was enlightening, and special, and surprisingly enjoyable, I still like my iPod, and Monday night’s new Gossip Girl. I seriously think I have said this in every blog…everything in moderation. The more Emerson I read, the more I find this to be true. I should make more time to just sit on the beach, but if I did that all day long…I’d be a high school drop out, but also I wouldn’t have much to talk about. You need time to think about all your issues, and thoughts, and you need time to make new ones that can replace the old ones, that have been re-run in your head, and 10 too many times. All of life’s experiences, including quiet time in nature make us all the better as people.
2 comments:
Hey Lee, I really liked how you used the beach as your place in Nature. I liked how you showed the Calmness of the ocean and how it is so peaceful. Keep up the good work.
Watson AKA Alexander Supertramp :)
The beach is also my sanctuary whenever i feel the need to get out of my busy life. I agree that we need to find time for ourselves and relax but that it's ok to also enjoy other common things like TV and Ipods. THe concept of everything in moderation is something to keep in mind because and excess of anything is not good. Your blog was fun to read.
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