“Mad Fortune sweeps along in wanton pride,
Uncertain as Euripus’ surging tide;
Now tramples mighty kings beneath her feet;
Now sets the conquered in the victor’s seat.
She heedeth not the wail of helpless woe,
But mocks the grief that from her mischief flow. …“Now I would fain also reason with thee a little in Fortune’s own words. Do not observe whether her contentions be just ‘Man,’ she might say, ‘why dost thou pursue me with they daily complainings? What wrong have I done thee? What goods of thine have I taken from thee? … If thou succeedest in showing that any of these things is the true property of mortal man, I freely grant these things to be thine.” ~Boethius
Nature in Balance
People get angry with Mother Nature quite often. They are happy with her when their fruits grow abundantly, when the corn is tall and full. But they get angry when she brings floods, droughts, or insects to eat the fruit.
They act as if nature was a criminal taking from them what was theirs. But Nature (referred to as Fortune in the quote) never takes anything from us.
If a person plants crops in an empty field, waters them and weeds them, he thinks they are his. But if the actual landowner shows up just before the harvest and claims the crops grown on his land, he has every right to do so. If the farmer who planted the crops had permission to do so, it would be different. But without that permission, even if he had built a house on someone else’s property, it wouldn’t be his.
Likewise, Mother Nature has every right to do what she wishes with that which is hers. This doesn’t mean that she is vindictive and seeking to hurt us. What she does is seek to maintain Balance in her realm.
If one species of animal becomes too dominant in a particular area, she may send a disease to reduce the population. When a weed is taking over too much land, she may send a flood to drown it or a drought to dry it up. If a harmful insect is damaging all the trees in a region, she may send birds that eat the bugs. She is just maintaining balance as much as possible.
These rules apply to the endeavors of man also. When we plant many acres of land in one crop, we damage the balance of nature. For a few years it works well and we praise Mother Nature for her good will. But then she takes corrective action with a drought or damaging insects and we start cursing her. This is understandable, but wrong. We have no business complaining when nature seeks to maintain balance in her realm. That is her job and we generally admire those who try to do their job well. Nature should not be an exception.
Another View of Nature
Have you ever had a co-worker you didn’t particularly like. Yet you had to learn to work with? Most of us having if we have been in the work force for more than a few years. You may not want to hang out with the guy, but you learn to work with him. Sometimes you find that the two of you can work well together despite social and political differences.
We need to approach Nature in a similar way. Instead of looking on her as an enemy to be conquered (good luck with that!), we need to think of her as a co-worker on planet Earth. Instead of intentionally doing things to harm her, or to reduce the balance in her realm, we need to work with nature.
Several Years ago, I vacationed on Dominica, known as the nature island of the Caribbean. I saw on that island how farmers can grow crops without causing imbalance.
I saw small fields of bananas, only an acre or two. Yet those banana fields always had some areas set aside for other crops. There might be a few coffee bushes growing around the perimeter. A few Cashew trees might be found in some. And tropical flowers are also planted around them.
Cooperate With Nature
Even in America, we are beginning to learn this. For decades we ran amok building dams everywhere just because we could. We are now learning that many of these dams have done more harm than good and some are quietly being torn down.
In short, before we decide to use an area for a particular purpose, we need to consider how nature is using it. Then we should use the are in the same way, or at least in a way that doesn’t interfere with Nature. You may find nature can be quite friendly and helpful when we treat her appropriately.
We also need to control our thoughts and emotions. When we are constantly broadcasting negative thoughts and emotions, we are sending out energy that affects the world around us. Energy does work and we need to start thinking about what kind of work is being done by the energies we send out.
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