Why do we as a people choose to live in beautiful and risky places? Beautiful places are relatively dangerous; the forces that made them beautiful are the same forces that will ultimately destroy them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation.
The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in.
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.
To me, the world's rather beautiful if you look at it. Especially nature.
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capital in Europe. So I have never understood why I have to choose between nature or urban.
Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.
We are very fortunate to live in this country, but at the same time, the reason the forces are so much more destructive here is because they are faceless.
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