Jul 23 2008
Cellular Magnificence
Nature blows my mind (figuratively speaking, of course). I particularly enjoy the vast variety of vegetation I find in my backyard alone, never mind in ecosystems distinct and/or distant from my small patch of suburban semi-wildlife. The myriad forms of leaves . . . the sheer multitude of shades of green . . . oh my!
One thing in particularly I find fascinating is the manner in which new/distal vegetative growth tends to be both more pliable and translucent. As leaves mature, and as newer branches become older branches, they tend to become stiffer and darker.
Do the varieties of cell characteristics cause in me a variety of religious experience?
No, I wouldn’t call it religious. I do know people, however, who refer to their love of nature as a religious and/or spiritual and/or mystical experience.
How then, would I describe my deep appreciation of nature? Is it merely aesthetics? Does plant life strike my mind as abstract art excites others? Do I feel an enticing pull to make sense of it?
Who knows, maybe the innate omnivore in me gets exciting by green and part of what I feel is a dinner bell going off. Is it edible? Wouldn’t that be a beautiful experience!
My “I don’t fully know,” of why nature excites my mind, however, does not mean it is then a spiritual or mystical experience. At least for me it doesn’t. I try to refrain from inferring that ignorance is next to godliness.
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