For me, nature’s language is stillness and calmness. Stillness is the best movement of calmness, calmness is the best gift of stillness. In our moment of rest and silence, sometimes, we are involuntary captivated by the stillness and calmness of an almost empty trail, of forest’ silence. In that moment of silence, when motion and everything seems to stop, nature and man is starting to connect - man is entering the nature’s portal. Nature has its many secrets waiting to be discovered, but only through the language of calmness and stillness. Stillness is nature’s way of teaching us to take notice of small things. Calmness, on the other hand, is nature’s way of teaching us to listen attentively.
Connecting with nature is like simple excitements that we take for granted… sometimes. Like how mud or dirt stick and stuck to our soles and then washed away by continuous strides, or cleaned by wet grass or flushed by crossing fine and smooth currents of tranquil stream. For every steps, we are taking and returning some of the dirt and specks to the earth, and nature naturally takes it back and gives it again and again.
Reconnecting with nature is how we repeatedly plant our body weight on the ground, through our feet, and nature reacts kindly, repeatedly, equally absorbing our tired (and sometimes bad) energy, exchanging consistently, but almost always with something good. Connecting and reconnecting is how nature and man give and take their energies (but man almost takes all its resources) repeatedly – energy that will help continue the renewal and cycle of life. We are always leaving something behind and receiving something in return, an equal give and take relationship, a balance co-evolution and understanding between man and nature.
Connecting with nature is like simple excitements that we take for granted… sometimes. Like how mud or dirt stick and stuck to our soles and then washed away by continuous strides, or cleaned by wet grass or flushed by crossing fine and smooth currents of tranquil stream. For every steps, we are taking and returning some of the dirt and specks to the earth, and nature naturally takes it back and gives it again and again.
Reconnecting with nature is how we repeatedly plant our body weight on the ground, through our feet, and nature reacts kindly, repeatedly, equally absorbing our tired (and sometimes bad) energy, exchanging consistently, but almost always with something good. Connecting and reconnecting is how nature and man give and take their energies (but man almost takes all its resources) repeatedly – energy that will help continue the renewal and cycle of life. We are always leaving something behind and receiving something in return, an equal give and take relationship, a balance co-evolution and understanding between man and nature.
In giving and returning some parts of the earth, our weighted steps turned lightly and carefully into chosen one – ours and nature’s action and reaction teach us beauty and perfection. In taking, the added weight makes us tired, helps us to pause, rest and take a breath. Sensing our tiredness, giving their breath and receiving ours, nature is whispering to us to feel and receive the air’s pureness, freshness and cleanliness (so please brush your teeth and mouth washed, or do not say bad words - the spirits, other individuals, and trees may catch it).
Look and listen to nature. In stillness and calmness, we can hear nature’s whisper: “Here, take my energy, now, we are one, it will give you more strength, be careful and chose in advance, focus on your next three steps (or more). Learn and study my curves, its sharpness and smoothness. By looking and listening to me, you will be protected from unnecessary harm. By understanding me more deeply, it will bring more enjoyment and pleasure to your travel. By knowing and understanding me more, you will understand more about yourself."
Look and listen to nature. In stillness and calmness, we can hear nature’s whisper: “Here, take my energy, now, we are one, it will give you more strength, be careful and chose in advance, focus on your next three steps (or more). Learn and study my curves, its sharpness and smoothness. By looking and listening to me, you will be protected from unnecessary harm. By understanding me more deeply, it will bring more enjoyment and pleasure to your travel. By knowing and understanding me more, you will understand more about yourself."
Climbing a mountain is discovering our self, discovering other selves, and knowing our environment. It is connecting and having a balance relationship with our self, other individuals, nature, and God. Mountain climbing is connecting with life, connecting with something or someone that gave us breathing for living.
Because in those breathing, as our steps get higher and heavier, as we feel the air coming out of our breath, we can hear our self, we hear the pounding of our hearts, we feel the dripping perspiration from the wholeness of our skin, bringing freshness all over our body, bringing the warmness what’s inside of us, enveloping and cleaning our whole body with our own water - our life.
Climbing our self to the summit and back, we discovered a passion to live and climb, and to climb and live. Climbing to the summit, we have reached an extraordinary accomplishment, but only temporarily. On that peak moment, we are complete, and yet we are imperfect. We are strong and yet we are uncertain. It makes us proud and yet it will also humble our self as we descend. It makes us great on top and yet we are small like a tiny pebble among the world’s tallest peaks. The summit is not our destination, nor the mountain our conquered possession, because we have to go back from the start and connect to where we truly belong.
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jebel
