As God’s children we have been created in His image and have bestowed powers to be higher than all other living things in the earth. Wordsworth tackles the everlasting problem of man’s lacking connection to nature. “We lay waste our powers” over nature as we are too worried about material things that aren't as beautiful and majestic as the mother nature herself.He even speaks of the beautiful power of the Sea and characterizes it as a woman , delicate and bare. Then he cries over how we don't even fully acknowledge and give credit to Nature.
In a technology based society we are far off from experiencing nature and fully acknowledging its raw beauty. We now only use it for likes on Instagram or Facebook, or backgrounds on our devices. Now there are some who do embrace this beauty and stand in awe but for the most part heads are down as soon as the picture is snapped. I for one believe that pictures do not do justice to experiencing nature. My personal challenge is to leave the technology at home and to take the picture and make it a memory .
I agree how common it is for people to simply take a picture on their camera, post it online, and then move on with their lives, failing to take the scenery all in. However, people embrace nature in different ways. I agree with Wordsworth when he wants for humans to give more credit to Nature; giving credit to Nature encourages me to give credit to God as well. I love your challenge for yourself!
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