{"id":36,"date":"2015-07-29T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=36"},"modified":"2015-07-11T21:13:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T02:13:56","slug":"coexisting-with-nature-and-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2015\/07\/coexisting-with-nature-and-buildings.html","title":{"rendered":"Coexisting with Nature and Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nature<\/a><\/p>\n

Something that struck me with this photo is the juxtaposition of the trees against the buildings. Nature and man-made creations can co-exist in this world.<\/p>\n

In the midst of a concrete jungle there are trees and birds and all sorts of nature. I think it’s really important to see that nature. If anything to know that life exists outside of the confines of the buildings and all that seems to entrap a person.<\/p>\n

Sometimes looking out the window for even a brief time can give one a glimpse of a fuller life. You can see birds flying around and sometimes there are even squirrels that run back and forth, gathering food for storage.<\/p>\n

How do we balance the need to create buildings and structures with the necessity of nature and respecting its part and origin?<\/p>\n

It might be time to acknowledge that which came first and learn to live in harmony with nature, as we create more and more buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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