Anything we see around has a sense of timing, direction, purpose, reason and cause in nature which has a subtle message for us, to look at, to learn, to understand that beauty of Nature’s nature is within us waiting to be awakened. The Nature is the most beautiful story book which remains always as picturesque canvas in the backdrop of everyone’s life waiting for every self to relish its magnificence.
Experiencing it may vary from person to person. No doubt the best of experience by encountering and indulging with the sense of Nature has been vividly portrayed by magnificent poets, painters, musicians, lyricist, writers and scientists. Each one of those millions of achievers were inspired to derive the sense of direction to go in-depth and discover from Nature the wonders for the world to appreciate their accomplishments.
A true “Thanks Giving” is for the Nature who still remains to support and contribute in all our endeavors. Devoid of Nature the Master, how can Masterpieces be created, for the world to feel delightful and exuberant?
The mind needs to open up as wide as the vast expanse of the sky to understand every birth in this world is the child of Mother Nature. Mountains of realistic answers are there when we awaken to the absolute truth in wisdom. Three trees around us shows us as to how to open up our crown draw into the self the cosmic energy, of the entire Universe, while the roots go deep into the Mother Earth to stay firm footed to get nourishment from the sun, moisture and rain for the outputs it contributes back in selfless state the purest of oxygen for the world to breathe in happiness and harmony. It also helps the cyclic process of the rainfall system.
We too get the very same support from the Nature to thrive with a message for us to synchronize with the eco system to understand that the contribution we make is also a cyclic process for us to get the nourishment to survive, thrive and prosper. We are conduits for the intermingling of the complementary five elements air, water, earth, fire and earth.
Some trees like ‘Banyan’ even grow through rocks taking relentless strenuous efforts to break through for reaching across to air, water and sunshine needed for survival. It is a message to understand how challenges, obstacles, difficulties and tough situations should be faced with perseverance to reach upwards in life.
Life is togetherness on earth to survive in peace, sharing the elements and nourishing the messages derived from Nature to serve to be served. Taking the self often on tour to blend with the greenery of Nature keeps the mind in peace and meditative calmness to think and derive answers we seek.
The ants and the bees do not charge for us to learn from them practical lessons by looking at them. The sense of team spirit and togetherness in them is for sharing and caring. It has no expectations while executing its work dutifully. Theirs is a sort of community living, functioning as parts of a whole and working for the good without complaint, never wishing to be something other than what they are.
All challenges met together with the sense of togetherness. They can show us different ways to approach and deal with our challenges because they are closer to the rhythms and cycles of nature which has fewer distractions. Here the systematic 5th sense we see in the Nature is the messenger to be observed by the 6th sense to sensibly accept values of Nature to face challenges in life.
So if we look around calmly Nature could be the perfect messenger in many ways like this when we are in need of advice. It can inspire us to fully own what we have to offer and to put it to use in the pursuit of a goal that will benefit all of humanity Valuable lessons about how much we can achieve when we band together with others to work for a higher purpose can be learned from the Nature.
The fact of fasting is not starving. It can be observed from lots of animals who hibernate, including ground squirrels, rodents, snakes and bears for recouping energy lost in excessive consumption of food beyond what is needed. Is it not a message for all to go only for what is needed for the physical body’s strength and functionality to remain healthy, rather than facing challenges of unhealthy state without peace of mind?
Every self can feel there is an intimate sense within which is part of nature though it is separate entity in multi-various forms around us, in any environment. One can find their roots of their vitality, in any activity is interlinked to nature. If we turn around, we can find the beauty and harmony of civilized community is part of Nature.
We cannot find fault in our current dependent state on science, technology, convolution of large urban economy or global community. It is that they ought not to forget in every progressive state, Nature is the vital element and part of the human life. We need to align ourselves with the universe’s rhythm found only in Nature.
Even from the change of season, we get to learn the shifting of Nature’s energy in perfect rhythm and timing. We celebrate the change of season as a mark of respect of learning as to how to shift our own energy by setting some time aside to make the same changes we see in nature in us as the time keeps changing around the clock.
Supermarkets supplements nature’s cycle of seasons in today’s hectic scheduled lifestyle of home, office and commitments. Most of us do not depend to learn anymore on nature’s season making our body clock rhythm configured to nature take the beat and setbacks. We tend to lose the synchronizing and the rhythmic sense in us. Autumn taught us to move inside in calmness to sit and think to prepare for the future. This could generate more positive answers rather than pushing the self to hectic schedules with spillovers of restlessness.
Consciously celebrating the change of seasons enables the self find time at appropriate times. Change of colors like falling leaves wilting blooms in nature can shift the colors in the wardrobe from summer to the colors of gold, red and browns. This is the time when plants in the Nature concentrate to apply their energy deep into the seed and on to the roots for the forthcoming year. The same way based on the timing of the season, the self can retreat to indoor pursuits in quietness to calmly think to nurture seeds of planning new accomplishments which needs meditative concentration ensuring proper growth and fruitful outputs.
To pump in enthusiasm topping up energy levels the stimulants could aromatic hot brewing coffee, lemon tea or coco before savoring delicious hot, rich food flavored by the gifts of Nature with potato delicacies, broccoli, apple pies, cherries, strawberries, pumpkin, and corn. The fire nurtured and kindled within will burn, to keep the glow of the flame of the energies, in enthusiasm.
The Nature laden with animals, prepare their dens for hibernation, remind us our thought to prepare the winter coats, colorful sweaters and jackets to make colorful season of holidaying and celebrating, while the blankets in storages invites our sense to create cozy environment of throw rugs and heavy drapes. The light from the melting candles leads kindly our thoughts to the sense of sacrifice, compassion and love.
By being conscious of these Nature’s seasonal changes of messages, the self can take a note to synchronize the power energy of thoughts to be in the rhythm of Nature and the Universe which would carry the self, through nurturing values of life for human well being. If we reconnect with the very source of our self which is Nature, then true wisdom of the Universe would guide us to all answers we need or seek.