An Appreciation As to the Necessity of Nature

Sadly,a majority of people view what we call nature as being something over there,a little like a picture you have on your wall. Every now and then you will glance over at it  and think,"how nice." In our quest to find true peace and contentment,nature,what it means,how important it is; must be moved from the background,to the foreground of our lives.The reason for this is that recognizing our unity with nature is essential in order to become complete and balanced as people.In nature are all forms and variety of life,we are life. It is not a cliche to say that all life is interconnected. Doubt that? You believe scientists and techology can fix and control all things? Research what would happen if a species as seemingly insignificant as the honey bee were to disappear from the earth tomorrow.Consider the following by author Diane Dreher:
"Until the late seventeenth century,people in the West knew a unified sensibility,perceiving body and soul,reason and passion,nature and the individual as part of a larger whole. This unified vision was lost when scientific and industrial revolutions developed a new mechanistic paradigm.God became the Divine watchmaker who left the world to run for itself. Factories reduced individuals to specialized parts,cogs in a machine.The sense of life as a sentient organic whole was replaced by the frantic pace and fragmentation of modern life. People began to measure their worth in terms of productivity---outputs--as if we'd all become machines."
I find the last sentence to be so true. Today, worth in the workplace is measured by output.I am not just talking about people who work in factories. Even those who are employed in the healthcare industry are asked to,and evaluated on, how many patients they can care for. Taking time with the patient is too often sacrificed in order to get to the "next one." Not keeping up with the work assigned to you,even if it is due to reasons of compassionate care,will result in poor work evaluations.
Whether you choose to believe in a God or not,something or someone created a world that is interdependent.
Lose connection with nature and you lose a connection with the rest of the world and ultimately yourself.