Ecotrain QOTW: My Favourite Experience With Nature

almost 2 years ago (Edited)

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature-the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. —Rachel Carson

Growing up, I never actually liked nature, it might sound silly, but whenever I thought about nature, I associated it with the things that crept and crawled, so I tried my best to avoid it.

To me, I never saw a reason why I should have enjoyed nature and for the longest time I lived a life without noticing the beauty of nature; I never saw the skies because I was stuck looking down at my phone and whenever I was forced to stay outside for too long, well, I had a million things to say, but things changed around 2018.

For the most part, I would consider 2018 the worse year in my life because it was the period my father fell sick again and I lost him but, his death brought me closer to nature in ways that I couldn’t fathom.

You see after my father died came drama, as most Nigerians would understand, when someone dies, family comes around and they grieve with those who have lost, but in our case, his family came with an agenda and since we as his children never associated with them due to multiple reasons, they wanted to frustrate us.

From the moment they got to our home, all I heard was quarrels and it was hard because I hadn’t even dealt with seeing my father die; he died at home so I was one of the first people to see him.

At one point, I couldn’t breathe and I decided to go out and just sit, it wasn’t exactly a plan to sit in nature, but my mother loved plants and trees, so I didn’t exactly have a choice.

I went to a part of our house and sat in the trees, hoping that they would hide me and surely they did but they didn’t only hide me but, I experienced something that to date I can’t explain; I heard my father speak to me.

Even writing it seems a bit crazy because I don’t know if that is possible but when I heard him, I felt peace for the first time in a long while and it came with a feeling of safety.

To date I can't understand it at all and sometimes I wonder if it was my mind playing tricks on me but, regardless, that is my favourite experience with nature, because it didn’t only increase my appreciation for nature and it also spoke directly to my heart which is what I have been experiencing anytime I am in nature.

It’s been almost five years since my father died and whenever I go and sit in this garden, I feel calm and at peace no matter what is going on in my life, and this shows the importance of connecting with nature.

Nature is such a beautiful and calming phenomenon that brings healing, reduces stress, alleviates anger and it can be so much more if you want it to be, at least I know it has been to me.

This is my entry to ecotrain's question of the week with the question;

"SHARE A STORY ABOUT ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE NATURE EXPERIENCES. WHY IS CONNECTING WITH NATURE IMPORTANT?"

If you are interested in participating, you can check here

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@funshee 68

almost 2 years ago

Nature is beautiful and finding time to explore and enjoy it is bliss. Sorry about your dad, may his soul continue to rest in peace.

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