Week 5 - Gifts of Nature by Richard Louv

In week 5, we discussed the article "Gifts of Nature" by Richard Louv. In this article Louv expressed his naturalistic views pertaining to how others should view nature as a child views the world: in awe and wonder. Yes, children see the world like this because they are smaller and less-informed of the world, experiencing things for the first time. Realistically, however, not everyone is going to see the same thing the same way as everyone else. What one person views in awe, one person may not care for. This can be related to the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure". There may be some aspects in nature that I will be in awe over, such as the view off of a mountaintop. But I will probably not stare in wonder over a tree or bush. I find myself much more in awe of a subway transit system or the view off of the Sears Tower.