Blog Reflection

Is a deeper connection to nature likely to influence our decisions?

I think that if the majority of human beings had a deeper connection with nature then they would be less likely to make environmental damaging decisions. We rely on the environment in a lot of ways but we take more than what we need to survive and our society is not concerned with what happens to other living things that also need the environment. After watching the video "Going Home" in class I can support this argument by adding that we are animals but we think we are superior to other biological beings in our environment because we are smarter and have developed further. However other animals only take what they need to survive and create a sustainable balance, we disrupt this balance by our selfish ways. We have to go back to our roots when we used to appreciate and respect nature so that are decisions are better influenced. If more people would go out for a hike in their closest park or forest then they could get a better relationship with nature, see how beautiful it is, and I think it would help them want to protect it even more.