Why Nature is So Beautiful?
Why is nature so beautiful? Why does a short walk
amidst nature have such a calming influence on our mind? Why does the sight of
flowers, butterflies and rainbows fill our hearts with joy unspeakable? Mankind’s
love for nature is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries of life, one that even
evolutionary biologists are hard-pressed to explain. After all, what is the
utility in admiring a sunset, or delighting at the sight of snow-capped
mountains, when it serves no evolutionary purpose?
While evolution and science can explain many facts of our
daily existence, the answer to this profound puzzle lies a little beyond the
reaches of present day science, and in the realms of the super-conscious “I declare this world is so
beautiful that I can hardly believe it exists.” The beauty of nature can
have a profound effect upon our senses, those gateways from the outer world to
the inner, whether it results in disbelief in its very existence as Emerson
notes, or feelings such as awe, wonder, or amazement.
No comments:
Post a Comment