Man and Nature
Experiences shape the way we view and inform our being on how we proceed to do things or how we process them personally. Ever since the humans have walked on earth, we have coexisted with nature and try to understand how it all work. In the recent centuries, we romanticize or demonize nature as something eternal, ethereal, or powerful. From Kellert’s chapters in The Biophilia Hypothesis, there are nine elements that suggests reasons why we, humans, go to nature, and one of them is “the naturalistic satisfaction”. In my own experience and Bryson’s, this “naturalistic satisfaction from direct contact with nature” that keep us coming back to nature.
In the excerpt of The Biophilia Hypothesis, Wilson state an argument that, “Biophilia, if it exists, and I believe it exists, is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms” (1). He means that we humans are drawn to nature, not because we like …show more content…
I planned to go as deep into the park as I possibly can. The ultimate goal was to find a road that connects to the other entrance of the Griffith Park through the Western Los Feliz, which is near the Greek Theatre. The first entrance, the one I frequently go to, is in the busy intersection of Los Feliz and Riverside. As usual, I listened to my music and walked half a mile to the entrance of the park. What I like about Griffith Park is its shady hiking trails and roads. Since most of its roads and trails are right next to acute slops of the mountain, it provides shade to many joggers and walkers during the summer months. On top of that, the trees provide the much needed breeze when it gets hot. Though I must admit, most of the flora was brown and with the drought that is in Southern California, everything seemed dead. Unlike the time I traveled to San Francisco, where the countryside is full of verdant colors, Griffith Park seemed like a plants’ graveyard. I do not like it at
Experiences shape the way we view and inform our being on how we proceed to do things or how we process them personally. Ever since the humans have walked on earth, we have coexisted with nature and try to understand how it all work. In the recent centuries, we romanticize or demonize nature as something eternal, ethereal, or powerful. From Kellert’s chapters in The Biophilia Hypothesis, there are nine elements that suggests reasons why we, humans, go to nature, and one of them is “the naturalistic satisfaction”. In my own experience and Bryson’s, this “naturalistic satisfaction from direct contact with nature” that keep us coming back to nature.
In the excerpt of The Biophilia Hypothesis, Wilson state an argument that, “Biophilia, if it exists, and I believe it exists, is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms” (1). He means that we humans are drawn to nature, not because we like …show more content…
I planned to go as deep into the park as I possibly can. The ultimate goal was to find a road that connects to the other entrance of the Griffith Park through the Western Los Feliz, which is near the Greek Theatre. The first entrance, the one I frequently go to, is in the busy intersection of Los Feliz and Riverside. As usual, I listened to my music and walked half a mile to the entrance of the park. What I like about Griffith Park is its shady hiking trails and roads. Since most of its roads and trails are right next to acute slops of the mountain, it provides shade to many joggers and walkers during the summer months. On top of that, the trees provide the much needed breeze when it gets hot. Though I must admit, most of the flora was brown and with the drought that is in Southern California, everything seemed dead. Unlike the time I traveled to San Francisco, where the countryside is full of verdant colors, Griffith Park seemed like a plants’ graveyard. I do not like it at