Does anyone else ever sit down somewhere in nature, nothing too remote, perhaps just after a solo sail on the beach, by yourself? Quiet. Does anyone else just sit there and watch? Have you noticed the plethora of life you normally miss? All the different birds, all the different plants, all the different little bugs that crawl or fly by? I find it really, really interesting. Call me weird, I'll take it as a compliment. Then you notice the atmosphere, the clouds building and rising on currents, the sun setting and moon rising, all these things. You really start to feel connected, and quite honestly really content. Something goes away and is replaced by meaning.
I just watched some free-to-air TV. Entertainment is (mostly) a distraction from real life. It's a hard addiction to break, but worth it. 
where i'm from in perth scotland there is a large hill 700 feet high.
mostly covered in trees, it is a awesome walk.
deer,birds,plants a great 1 hour walk to top.
sometimes i would skip school just to enjoy the walk.
walking in Europe is so much more fun,it is what i miss most.
TV is a curse!
You 3 are as weird as each other - and me.
It is amazing what you see if you take time to look. Its good to just zone out and blend into the background and see what you can hear and see (as already said). I had so many great little moments spoilt by the person I was travelling with !!! she just didnt get the whole thing of 'giving it some time'
I too enjoy this. Sometimes during windsurfing I just enjoy dropping the sail in the water or by the shore, away from everyone and just enjoy the environment. I also like walking through the bush or on a farm.
They say green is the most soothing of colours. We were not bred to live in big cities made of concrete and ashphelt. Its great to enjoy the bright lights and hustle of the city too but we need to unwind a bit.
this morning I watched a pod of ten whales mosey on up the coast in their own sweet time while four rozellas took turns to bath themselves in a puddle not more than a few metres away from me. as I was about to get up and leave I noticed an echindna waddling through the undergrowth poking around on a scratch and sniff mission.
wouldn't be dead (or a full time slave) for quids.
Once while sailing on Botany Bay midweek mid Winter, I let the boat lie ahull and kicked back. Dolphins ,stingrays etc.It was lovely.
Within 15 minutes a speedboat came from nowhere and pulled alongside.
'Hello' I said.
'What's the matter?'he said
'Why?' I said
'Well ya not doing anything' he said
'I'm kicking back enjoying the sun' I said
'Ohh' he said and motored off shaking his head.
Moral is" if your gonna do stuff like that, don't do it where
people can see you. It freaks em out!"
Everything out there today is out there to distract us.
"Everything is backwards. Everything is upside-down. Doctors destory health. Lawyers destory justice, universities destrory knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religion destroys spirituality."
-Michael Tsarion
Nope, totally understood all of your quote. Full of horrible generalisations that suggest we should go back to the dark ages...
The original post was about appreciating nature, yours was about not appreciating civilization.
The man who you're quoting is fairly anti mass media in his own way
Next time I get appendicitis or next time my mum has a brain tumour, I'll be sure to refer to his fool proof system of medicine
www.taroscopes.com/taroscopestour/startpage.html
get a life
