/lit/ - Literature

>>22044467
My adventures with nature and my deep relationships with nature are the inspiration for my metaphysics.

>>22017442
I had based educated agnostic hippie nature-loving parents that used to backpack in the mountains of California together, and eventually introduced their children to backpacking, hiking, and a deep love, appreciation, and respect for nature. My love for nature has only been cultivated more fully and widely in my life, as I have continued to explore the many different environments of the West Coast. My childhood spiritual mentor of humanism and spiritual naturalism was Carl Sagan, who inspired me to develop an obsession with amateur astronomy as a teenager, where I fell deep into love with the universe, experiencing the same transformative passion that Carl Sagan was inspired by, and so was driven to spread his love for the Cosmos with the world. In college I went on a 1000 mile bicycle tour up the coast of California.

Picture is the nature reserve behind my house, and it is my church. It is also an intimately familiar friend: by taking near-daily walks in it over the years I have watched it change over the seasons and with events, getting to know familiar faces and environments, including other people who frequent it.

The vast variety and intensity of beauty on the West Coast is matched by the brilliance and creative diversity of its culture and people. It is the Promised Land.

The only wisdom I have to give that's important is: seek to love the world as broadly, deeply, passionately, and carefully as you can, and you will truly win.

>>21417343
It's eco-maniac ;)