One of the great things about the
Internet is that instantaneously you can find out information that is in answer
to the question asked.
I remember years ago, when asking
my Mother, a teacher, how to spell something or where was this or that in
geography and she would say go check the dictionary or the encyclopedia.
She was right to encourage me to
find the answer on my own and in the process I would learn how to research or
use the dictionary proficiently.
Today, I can type in a few words
into the Google browser on my computer and in a moment, the answer is either
there or technology presents thousands of links for me to search for the
appropriate answer.
All of this is wonderful and
educational providing one has access to a computer and has the knowledge of how
to use it, but in this post I’d like to mention another profound attribute of
the Internet. It is the ability for any user to instantly see our world and our
universe.
This attribute was not available
when my Mother sent me to the encyclopedia. Sure, some photos and articles were
there, but not in full color or even recent photos and certainly not videos.
I have been a long time proponent
of acknowledging nature as part of us. I believe that nature has a sentient
component that links to our psyche and sends us messages that we are the nature
we appreciate and too often abuse.
These messages come wrapped in the beauty we find everywhere in
the flora and fauna -- if we choose to see it.
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