Final Journal #10 / Why I Need Wild

Speaking on the word "Wild," it is wild that we are already almost at the end of the semester. I feel like it was just yesterday that we began this course together and began discussing the importance of nature. I recall those early discussions being thought provoking because I had been so used to college classes being intensively focused on memorizing and applying things and not actually learning through experience.  I am happy to report that while academically unconventional in some regard, I have learned more through this class than almost any other I have ever taken. Ever year that passes I feel like society grows further and further away from nature and grows closer and closer to trying to maximize "productivity" and work in each day. This course has bought me some time in life in the sense that I have been reminded that maximizing my to-do list is not always the most important thing. Sitting in my own thoughts in nature and reflecting on the beautiful creation of God brings me peace, and now that I have been reminded of that through our studies, I feel like years will be added onto my life where I will spend more time present and reflecting rather than always looking to the next task. I can confidently say that I do need wild, and maybe wild needs me. I look forward to trying my best to having a mutualistic relationship with nature throughout the duration of my life. It will bring me peace and stillness, and I will try to bring awareness to the importance of taking care of nature, and respecting it. Now even at random moments throughout the day, I find myself desiring to be in nature, more so than before, and I am very grateful to this class for instilling that desire in me. 

This photo is not of conventional nature, but it is of me at the soccer field with my friends. Even just sitting on the grass before the game was a very relaxing moment for me, and I am thankful we have areas like this around campus where we can enjoy the outdoors.


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