When I first got there, I hesitated. Lay?
In the dirt? Ew. But I knew if I sat, I would fidget, move until I got comfortable, become uncomfortable again, move again, get distracted. Anyone who knows me well can tell you how easily I get lost focus from something I should be doing,
especially if it doesn't really interest me. I also knew if I laid down, I could look up at the sky. So I just thought "oh well" and did it. I could shower later, wash my clothes, who cared? It weird as it sounds, it was refreshing to be in the dirt. Gross, sure, but kind of liberating.It was really hard for a while not to think about anything that I experienced over the weekend or would soon have to this coming week, but I tried to avoid the superficial, arguably
meaningless events and just think instead about the deeper, significant lessons behind them. I personally have an especially difficult time just clearing my mind completely; there is always something there that will creep into my head and won't let me just, be. This weekend had been an especially
stressful, long, and emotionally involved one, so I had a really hard time making sure I didn't dwell on those things, and not letting them affect me when I was up there on that hill. I found myself questioning my priorities, and society's definition of what your priorities should be. I thought about where I factor into my own priorities. I guess you can say I thought about a lot.
Overall, it was nice to clear my mind. Thank you, Nature.
3 comments:
Your experiment sits well with me for many reasons, perhaps because I am experiencing the same things that you are at the same time. I find myself, especially when I am alone, questioning everything that I know to be "true" and everything that I have believed in up to this point of my life. I am constantly changing my opinions on various topics, and I continue to have experiences that change the way I think about things. This is relevant to your nature experiment because I think we do some of our best thinking in nature. I think you have captured the essence of the experiment in your defiance against clenliness and your struggle to develop your thoughts. I can completely relate to your experience.
I enjoyed reading your experience, i thought it was really realistic.
People usually associate nature to beautiful gardens etc. I especially enjoyed reading yours because it emphasizes one main idea. Nature is not always comfortable, but even then, you were able to understand it and enjoy it.
Em, I really enjoyed reading your blog, my experience was a little different, since I was sitting on the beach, and that is normal for most Southern Californians, but I thought that the results of the experiments were really similar, I really cleared my head.
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