Ethical Relationship with Land

In modern society, land is often seen as something we can build structures on to improve the technological world that we live in. People get caught up in the fast pace of life that it is difficult to take a step back and appreciate the land that gives us everything we have today. Nature is beautiful. One of the most peaceful things to me is lying in the sand and listening to the waves. Often times, I am at a resort and am thankful to be at the resort. It is difficult to remember that the land is providing me with the peaceful feeling of being on a beach, not the structure behind me. However, as I bring more awareness to the sound of the ocean and the feeling of the sun it is apparent that the natural land is providing me with more positivity and calmness than any artificial object ever could.

            Along with land being a natural beauty, it also provides us with so much more. Humans need nutrients to survive and all of those nutrients come from the land.  Before food factories and the start of processed and unnatural food, mankind lived off of the land. It amazes me when I go on a hike and come across many plants with different wild berries that one can just pick off the bush or tree, eat, and get a lot of nutrients from it. As someone who grew up on a berry farm, I was able to see the fruits grow from the beginning to end and then had the pleasure of eating them.  The natural process of fruits and vegetables growing on the earth is something I have a passion for and appreciate the land because of it.  The relationship I’ve developed with land through experiencing it produce all different fruits has taught me to make an extra effort to preserve the land because it provides us with natural beauty and nutrients that keep us alive and happy.