Something that I have observed and thought about for the last few months is the very strong contrast that exists between how things work in nature and how things work in the human world that we have created. It is the difference that exists between what is natural and what is artificial, and that many times makes us think, when we see humans and their civilizations, that we act as if we were from another planet, as if we were opposed to nature. Of course, that is not true, but the truth is that many times it seems to be. And that is precisely because the modern human has a very artificial behavior, detached from his nature. Although first of all, I would like to define the word artificial, because most dictionaries define it as "what is made by humans", and I do not agree with that definition, because not everything that is made by humans is artificial, there are things that humans can do that are perfectly natural, because humans are part of nature, I do not think it is true that everything that humans do is necessarily artificial. I would define the artificial in another way, and I would say that it is "that which is done in a calculated, planned and/or premeditated way", because that is the main characteristic that differentiates what happens in the human artificial world and what happens in the natural world where other animals live. Everything that happens naturally and in nature is not premeditated but is spontaneous, not forced, real and not feigned.
The human can have a natural behavior if it is spontaneous, honest and real. Also can have an artificial behavior if he plans what he is going to do, if he does it in a calculated way and therefore feigned, because he is not acting naturally, if he is false and/or forced. Although artificial is not synonymous with "bad" for this, artificial is necessary, if you think that by acting spontaneously something is going to go wrong, it is probably better to do it in a planned way, or not to do it at all, that is another option. That is the reason why the artificial exists, because of fear, because of insecurities, someone acts or does something artificially for fear of doing it wrong naturally. For fear of erring by acting spontaneously. Due to inexperience, perhaps. The civilizations in which we live were formed, I think, based on fear, that is the reason why they are so artificial, for example, we store food for fear of not being able to get food tomorrow, or we build walls and ramparts out of fear of being attacked, that makes us have to act in a calculated way, planning what we are going to do, because we are afraid of dying.
Fear is not necessarily bad either, it is also a necessary emotion, we have it for something, sometimes it is good to feel it, however, living our lives based on fear I do not think it is the best, letting fear and our insecurities dominate us and make us act artificially and feigned is not good, I really believe that the best thing for humans is to act according to their own nature, to be real. To act naturally.
It's kind of obvious, but if you look at human behavior, it's not the general rule.
This is just one of the many other things that can be learned by observing how nature works and comparing it with how we do things. Seeing the nature we will discover that everything follows its own course, and that by following ours, we will be doing the best we can.
People very often - I'd say the more modern they are, the more often - do not allow each other to act naturally or spontaneously.
You turn up your nose when someone burps or farts. You frown when someone laughs in a sad situation or cries in a supposedly normal moment. One forbids any behaviour that reflects an authentic expression. Such are head-births of those who have been suppressed in order to restrain their own spontaneous expressions of a physical or verbal nature. Any group that punishes spontaneous human expressions of the individual as a violation of the rules puts everyone in a straitjacket.
One is irritated when others smack at the table or make other noises. There is a rule that you are not allowed to get up from the table until everyone has finished eating. And that's where the children sit, with stomach aches because they suppress their flatulence. In the classroom, they may sit all day with stomach aches and also wherever people share the room with people. Not even outside, in nature, around the campfire, they dare to finally give their bodies the freedom they need.
Over the many years the body hardens, forming knotted and solidified body parts, the constant tension takes its toll. One suffers from intestinal problems, stomach ulcers and so on.
And the mind craves for free speech as well.
You say it well. Although you focus on the, let's say, less popular part of spontaneity; burps and farts, I think very few people would support naturalness if it was just that :)
But you are right, although I had not thought about that, I was thinking more about how people live by consciously modifying our behavior to please certain people, or to seem good or better at something, to seem more capable or to be a better option, etc. Basically we lie without saying words, we just act in a way that we are not, pretending to be something, because lying is simply pretending to be something that you are not, and most of the time we don't act as we are, and therefore, we are not what we pretend.
Yes, freedom and nature go hand in hand, you cannot have one without the other.
I liked the quote, even though I didn't quite understand it, don't we live in our own modern caves? Maybe I missed something.
No, my permissive view of the organic processes of the human body certainly does not win any popularity prize, but it is probably worth some consideration in relation to the constrictions that are discussed more on the mental level. In my upbringing I grew up to such an extent that these things were not offensive. My parents also always left the door to the toilet open. Nothing was thought about.
The quotation? It makes something sound, doesn't it? Of course, man can build all kinds of things. But still he is unhappy, isn't he? You can't understand that saying through the front door, I think. It's more a feeling that expresses itself through it, that gets to the point without really making the point :)
... What actually do you do for living? Did I already asked you that?
Just curious.
I get it, it's kind of a hint.
Oh, I work, that's for sure. :)
It is with food and with food distribution, I do something there. Not very important. Nothing interesting.
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