Richard Louv's Argument Essay

After reading both Kelle Lasn’s and Richard Louv’s pieces on how humans have become distant from nature, I became very upset with myself. When I was younger I loved spending time outside. Whether I was playing sports with the neighborhood kids, helping my grandfather with his garden or talking walks in the park near my house, I realized that I do not spend nearly as much time outside as I used to. With technology constantly being invented and reinvented, video games, television shows and phones are just a few of the technological things that steal most of the joy that nature used to bring to people. As a kid, I begged to spend more time outside even though it was dinner time or the sun had set hours before. Now, as a college student, it’s hard to find enough time to just talk a walk outside as class, clubs, community service opportunities and even more responsibilities prevent us from going outside. I am not saying that class, clubs, and etc. are the sole reasons why people do not go outside …show more content…
All of the family’s children went through “physical withdrawals” of technology within the first few hours. Though the children’s withdrawals seem a bit ridiculous, I have unfortunately experienced the same withdrawals those kids felt. As a middle school student, I attended Hartford County 4H Camp which banned technology from the camp’s premises. At first, I thought a whole week without my iPod shuffle and my flip cellphone would be torturous. However, after a few hours of attending the camp I did not seem to miss technology at all. By the end of the week, I really did not want to go back home to technology. After camp I vowed to spend less time with technology and more time outside. Since it was summer accomplishing that goal was not too difficult. But then winter hit and the only time I would be able to go outside would be to go