What are you waiting for? The beauty of nature doesn't come to your doorstep. You have to leave your abode and go out to admire it. Don't keep on postponing. It might be too late. Grab every opportunity. One was presented to us when we were required to have a tree planting activity in compliance with a national call for a greening program. It was so fun, what with the mountain trekking that lasted 30 minutes to reach the planting site. An occasional slip here and there on the wet path made it all the more enjoyable and fun. It was a real encounter with nature indeed! The place is so serene and quiet. The only sound that we heard were the chirping of birds and the cry of crickets in the bush. Some members of the group (those that have been doing regular walking, I envy them) find the experience as "peanuts" while the rest had their tongues out and were already grasping for breath after doing only 1/4 of the distance, pitiful! Muscle pain in the leg was the common complaint the morning after. But the health benefits that we derived from it cannot be ignored, not to mention the bonding among us office mates as well as with the other offices. Our only misgiving is that we forgot to bring extra T-shirts to dry us out.
As an afterthought, I have come to realize the incomparable beauty of God’s creation. On the way to the site, we passed by very big and tall trees that must have been there several years ago. Their roots are so big and established such that they sprout out of the ground already. While we were trekking, one of us (our head of office) sentimentally remembered the poem “The Tree” and recited it. What a beautiful poem by Joyce Kilmer indeed. Really, the ambiance of the protected rain forest is grossly different from the polluted environment in the city. One can abundantly enjoy its serene freshness and inhale/exhale to his heart’s delight without fear of taking in toxic chemicals, one aspect that surely makes me jealous of the local folks.
Why don’t we organize such activity for our family? Why spare them the experience? A family picnic to the mountains can be exciting. Come on, gear everybody up for a nature trip. Fill those backpacks up and have a family day-out. Believe me, you’ll never regret it! But don’t forget the camera. Who’s gonna bet with me that no sooner than you set foot on your doorstep will the children start uploading those pics in the computer and their smiling faces in wacky shots will all be splattered in Facebook. Wanna tag me please? Delia V. Aliser, July 15, 2011
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