Nature’s Unequal Balance

In a city oftentimes chaotic in various ways, little chance do we get to repay the services our bodies have sacrificed for the things we usually do not need. We can then consider ourselves lucky to be able to live in a world of gray and black with a glimpse of green at the center of it in hundreds of square-feet. Yes a park of floras and faunas at the heart of shimmering infrastructures, giving us relief from dreadful life. How wonderful it is that after all the rush comes the hush. The typical urban life. 

But in the country-side, life is somewhat simple. People are working and living in a park. The park of a mega city is the kind of city these folks usually in contact with, in harmony with nature. Not just a glimpse of greens but blends them with grays. It equalizes chaos but likewise resulted to dullness.

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To break boredom, and to hype up those adrenaline, they would scuttle to mega city and lose themselves amidst the rushing crowds and bright lights. In contrast, the pressure-cooker guys wanted to unplug the current that boils their asses and souls. They go to extreme places of rushing waves and cool breeze. They indulge in fresh fruits and sea foods, while the folks buy shoes and drink coffee in fancy cups.

The big difference however is between the affluent and the poor. Successful millionaire urban guys who may have all the gadgets of the modern world also have the best views of nature downtown. They can afford to buy houses on hilltops overlooking the wonders of the world. That’s reality – an unfair reality. Even a guitar-strumming boy who lives his whole life accompanied by humming birds may not have the best of what nature can provide.

Oftentimes extreme poverty resides in the purest of nature, in the wilds. So what is actually the measure of wealth if these folks have all the treasure of nature but still dream of touching concretes and later end up in slums? Again in contrast, why would professionals who work at the 31^st floor fifty hours a week, still hope to touch the soil at weekends? The common ground here is peace of mind. Too much noise or too much silence is both deafening. The folks who have all the serenity of nature worry how to buy cellphones to break the silence, to have a better life. While the urbanoys (urban boys) with the constant buzzing and ringing try to imagine the sounds of crickets in the silence of the night, longing for quality life. The folks want to die with shining shoes on their feet while successful executives want to retire bare foot.

So being in contact with nature constantly is truly a blessing. It could be a breathtaking scenery or just a simple garden of flowers. People from all walks of life want balance in their lives. It could be from modern living to nature loving or vice versa. But the rich who has all the money in the world also has the best varieties of experiences with nature. Unequal balance.