“In der Natur fühlen wir uns so wohl, weil sie kein Urteil über uns hat.” (Nietzsche)

I have never had such a love relationship with nature before. Totally in awe-inspiring astonishment about beauty and strength. A breathtaking landscape, the innocent, playful, funny pets, and the resilience of Mother Earth. The more we drift away from nature as humanity, the greater my desire to go back to nature. With everything we do on this beautiful planet without taking into account the fragility of our air, the waters, the forests, our food, the soil, the animals and humanity… I am extremely grateful for it.

Although it has been proven time and time again that nature benefits our mental condition, people knew this long before we performed psychological research. Inspiring sayings about nature were already written down in the days of philosophers such as Confucius and Aristotle, and are still extremely popular. Our love for natural beauty is nowadays celebrated by poets, physicists and travel bloggers. Especially now that our world is filled with continuous technological innovations and metropolises, many people long for experiences in a natural environment. So do I.

As I find it hard to express my love and esteem for nature, I would like to use a quote from the famous philosopher Nietzsche to describe it: “In der Natur fühlen wir uns so wohl, weil sie kein Urteil über uns hat.”, translated into “We like to be out in nature so much because it has no opinion on us.” That feeling of safety and simplicity makes me want to be in nature at all times. Nature welcomes, does not ask questions, does not harass, is quiet and lasts for all eternity, gives a feeling of peace from al the hubbub in life. Whether on mighty mountains or at seaside, I will never grow tired from it.