blog #6- katie wandrey

Katie Wandrey

Blog Post #6

“In nature there is life and death, and nature is joyful.

In human society there is life and death, and people live in sorrow.”

            Naturally, humans are tragic creatures. We all know deep down that we do not know anything, except for what we have created. We have no idea why we are on Earth, our purpose is unknown to our species and if it was not for the complex societies, massive buildings and creations, and most importantly religion and beliefs, we would all go insane and mass destruction would take over the world. I like this quote because nature does not ask the question “Why?” it just exists and provides for whom ever decides to take. Humans always ask “Why this” or “Why that” but never just exist as a species and provide for each other. Nature is joyful in the sense that it does not need an explanation as to why it is on this planet, whereas humans need an answer to the unanswerable question of why we are here. People live in sorrow because they are constantly trying to figure this question out and in doing so putting their values on material things such as cars, money, and other meaningless things. People try to fill the void that lives within every one of us with pointless crap and useless information. I cannot say that I am exempt from this, as money rules my mind as much as anyone else and I am just as human as everyone else. Fukuoka is also just as human as everyone else, but he now lives his life not trying to answer the ultimate question of his purpose. He farms the land by letting nature do what nature does best and simply helps every now and again by pruning the trees or trimming the rice plants. This kind of life is the kind of life every person should aspire to achieve. It is by living with the planet, rather than building upon and destroying its nature, that we can achieve peace. No one will ever know why we are here so all we can do is live our lives as peacefully as possible.