Viewing Nature Interactively #1

Annie Dillard opens her excerpt describing "her chosen window on the world." The interaction with nature in an I-thou way, or as an encounter, plays a large role in the the window in which you look through. Maybe, your window is a bit foggy, sometimes you fail to see the things around you for what they truly are, the beauty they can bring to your life, or the shapes, sizes, and smells that make life so unique. Maybe, your window is small, only allowing you to see a select world, it is not that the window moves that you can open your eyes to a new view. Maybe, you have an extremely large, beautiful open window that allows you to encounter the world with grace and curiosity in a way that seems never ending. The interaction with nature through the window which you chose to see the world is defining. The window through which I see the world allows me to encounter, not just the physicality of the place but all the pieces that make it whole. In the presence of the Lion's Gate Bridge, nature never seems to take a specific role, it runs wild like the gentlest of beasts. The sound of the water as it meets it's opposite partner, land, the way the sun slowly moves to kiss the horizon goodnight, and the freedom the leaves and grass embrace as they dance to the song the wind creates. Every sound, smell, color, and texture moves not as individual but as a whole, the pieces of a mosaic that creates the beauty of the world. Each of these pieces a part of a greater whole, just like your window. Do you close to encounter this place, with a big, bright window? To be a part of the mosaic? I do.