@Sheng72 Hello from Florida - thank you very much for writing to tell me about your life and what you think about the things in your world. It seems to me that we are all the people we are because of all the experiences we had as we grew up and the things our families enjoyed together and shared. I was raised with a large family and there was much playing in nature with animals, climbing trees and enjoying the ocean, swimming, boat racing, skiing on the water and many other fun things and that made me completely love everything about nature. We didn't grow up with cell phones, TV's and social media - we went to school and read books, but almost all was our experiences with our brothers and sisters that we shared surely developed what we loved and what we did not enjoy.
I was sad that nature bores you - but I understand you have a much different life and experiences and that has shaped your world and how you experience everything. If you and all your friends were gathered and able to play, laugh and be silly on a trip to the beach or to see a zoo maybe it would change things some for you. If our exposure to something has been negative or no fun, not enjoyable at all than I would imagine we would not wish to do that again. You expected to see the warship and that didn't happen and so disappointment makes things look grey, not pretty, at least for me it does.
Sheng, I hope that the things you read about in your books that interest you might open up doors for exploring more in the world, like nature, the ocean or an amazing water fall in the jungles somewhere.
My father loved nature, exploring anything and everything, the ocean, camping, boat making, racing and water skiing, car racing, everything about having fun and playing and he passed that love and interest onto all of my brothers and sisters. I never stopped to think what I might be like if my father had only wanted to stay home and read books and didn't enjoy life. I think I would be different and we would not be meeting through this community center.
Sheng, if you and your friends all planned time outside together with a few games you might feel differently.
How you see nature as always the same is very interesting to me....because in fact, nature is always changing, always, sometimes very small changes that you don't see. Have you ever had a garden? Have you ever grown something from a seed? If you can, with your friends grow something, a flower or even food - I don't know where you live or your climate but surely you can grow something. That would be such fun, you can have a big game of who can grow the prettiest flower or the biggest vegetable or something like that. What do you think of that idea?
If you explore with your friends maybe the doors of the fascination of nature will open for you and I promise it is such an amazing journey. Nature is always changing, always and when you can discover that your world will also change some and open up and you will not be bored. Where were you supposed to see that warship that so disappointed you? Where was that beach located?
Thank you for writing and have fun today.
all the best to you, Clara
