The OECD, as well as income, claims that environment plays a huge role on a person’s happiness. Most people when you ask them what makes them happy, do not normally say anything about the natural environment they live in. However, it is an important factor in a country’s overall happiness. In Carmel Lobello’s article, “ How Do You Measure a Country’s Happiness?” she states, “‘An unspoiled environment is a source of satisfaction, improves mental well-being, allows people to recover from the stress of everyday life and to perform physical activity,’ says the OECD.”(Lobello 5) . The OECD believes that individuals with a clean, natural environment tend to live a happier life. Nature allows one to perform physical activity and recover from
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However, there are many people that find happiness in nature very easily, such as hikers, runners, or bicyclists. Mary Oliver is one of those people that love the outdoors. Mary Oliver is a poet whose main work is about nature and her happiness found there. In her poem “Happiness” she writes about a bear, “I saw her let go of the branches, I saw her lift her honeyed muzzle into the leaves, and her thick arms, as though she would fly -an enormous bee all sweetness and wings -down into the meadows, the perfections of honeysuckle and roses and clover -to float and sleep in the sheer nets swaying from flower to flower day after shining day.”( 7-10). Mary Oliver appreciates nature and all of the living creatures. From the positive word she uses, it is easy to see that she finds much joy in the outdoors. I have friends who love to adventure outside and go to national parks and hikes. When I am outside hiking, swimming, or even just sitting outside because it is a pretty day, I find myself feeling happier and smiling more. However, I also have friends who do not like being outside because of things such as the temperature and the insects. Some people do not like the outdoors but for those who do, it is a way for him or her to be happy and explore something
However, there are many people that find happiness in nature very easily, such as hikers, runners, or bicyclists. Mary Oliver is one of those people that love the outdoors. Mary Oliver is a poet whose main work is about nature and her happiness found there. In her poem “Happiness” she writes about a bear, “I saw her let go of the branches, I saw her lift her honeyed muzzle into the leaves, and her thick arms, as though she would fly -an enormous bee all sweetness and wings -down into the meadows, the perfections of honeysuckle and roses and clover -to float and sleep in the sheer nets swaying from flower to flower day after shining day.”( 7-10). Mary Oliver appreciates nature and all of the living creatures. From the positive word she uses, it is easy to see that she finds much joy in the outdoors. I have friends who love to adventure outside and go to national parks and hikes. When I am outside hiking, swimming, or even just sitting outside because it is a pretty day, I find myself feeling happier and smiling more. However, I also have friends who do not like being outside because of things such as the temperature and the insects. Some people do not like the outdoors but for those who do, it is a way for him or her to be happy and explore something