Last summer, when I went on back-to-back trips to parts of Kerala and Ladakh, I had the opportunity to experience nature the way city dwellers like me hardly have the chance to. I could sit for hours and just watch the green peaks of Wayanad and Munnar, and the snow-capped mountains of Ladakh. I remember shutting my eyes and listening to the chirping of birds and the wind blowing. It is experiences like these that re-establish the importance of mother nature.
While it may not be possible for everyone to take off for the mountains like I did; I decided to urge you to indulge in some word therapy to feel one with nature. Check out our prized list of quotes to get a feel of what we’re saying.
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and winds long to play with your hair.” – Kahlil Gibran
“The earth has music for those who listen.” – William Shakespeare
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein
“Come forth into the light things, let nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth
“There is nothing pleasanter than spading when the ground is soft and damp.” – John Steinbeck
“Keep your faith in all beautiful things. In the sun when it is hidden. In the spring when it is gone.” – Roy Rolfe Gilson
“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon the verdant green hills is the most perfect refreshment.” – Jane Austen
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi
“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” – Socrates
“Be like the bird, who halting in his flight on limb too slight, feels it give way beneath him, yet sings knowing he hath wings.” – Victor Hugo
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.” – Anne Frank
“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” – Rabindranath Tagore
