Hunting

     Okay... I have decided that I am naturally a romanticist. I romanticize what I read. That is why my last post was so off. Once again I found romanticism even though there probably is none. When reading this week's assignment, I enjoyed the paragraph where the author describes hunting. I have grown up where hunting is almost a religion. I see nothing wrong with enjoying that sport; however, just like with anything, man can take it too far. This reading gave me a different perspective. The following quote stood out to me.
    "It was of the men, not white nor black nor red but men, hunters, with the will to survive and the dogs, and the bear and deer juxtaposed and reliefed against it, ordered and compelled by and within the wilderness in the ancient and unremitting contest according to the ancient and immitigable rules which voided all regrets and brooked no quarter, - the best game of all, the best of all breathing and forever the best of all listening..."
    This quote held a truth for me. The battle of nature versus man. The relationship between man and nature was severed just as the relationship between man and man, man and God, etc. Now it is at constant battle. Man has to kill in order to survive; however, the animals fight for survival themselves.
     The last part of the quote is interesting for me. "Forever the best of all listening..." Now, I have never gone hunting, but from what I have understand, one must remain as quiet as possible. This means one can hear nature. The hunter has to listen to nature's song as he waits to take one of nature's own. It is a fascinating concept to me. Again, I am being a slight romantic, and I am probably completely off on my comprehension of what we were given to read. We shall see in class, and hopefully I will soon understand this new line of thought and writing better.
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