Thursday, February 19, 2015

In society you will not find health, but in Nature.


"In society you will not find health, but in nature . . . Nature, the earth herself, is the only panacea."

Henry David Thoreau

I don't take this passage literally. Obviously, there are benefits to society. But I love the way Thoreau STUNS us out of our temptation to believe that human creations are of ultimate value.

Photo: Ice artistry on Dream Lake, with Hallett Peak in the background; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, February 18, 2015

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