I pretty much have a love-hate relationship with nature, but without its elements, surviving would be quite difficult. Every second of every minute of every day, we come across nature's elements as tools of survival. Without the environment, mankind would cease to exist. In the beginning of civilization, its bare necessities were all that people relied on to live. We still do to this day.
When I wake up most mornings, turning on my television to check the weather forecast is one of the first things I do. How I dress for the day is dependant on the weather. Water is key to my daily routine. I use it to shower, wash my face, brush my teeth, rinse with mouthwash, and drink from my cup of tea in the morning. Throughout the day, it's something I use often to keep up my personal hygeine, maintain objects clean, and hydrate my body. The ground we walk on is a part of nature, and so are our homes, our lands, the food we eat, the fires we start, the gas we use in our vehicles, and the electricity and energy we use to run technology.
It's not really a love-hate realationship though, but more of a love-neglect ordeal. I appreciate the environment and all that it has to offer me and everyone else on this planet. I realize I tend to ignore how I can help sustain it. I do my best to recycle water bottles, paper, and cardboard boxes, but I confess... sometimes I don't out of pure laziness. That's a really bad move on my part, but I'm learning to acknowledge the first two lines of that song by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock when it comes to doing my part for the environment. It goes a little something like this...
It takes two to make a thing go right
It takes two to make it outta sight
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