For me, nature always seems to provide a calming escape from the stresses of reality. "Where dirt meets water"... the simple beauty somehow makes all the petty bullshit wash away. Nature doesn't judge you. It doesn't hate. This is the work of people. The worst thing about going to the beach, aside from sand managing to infiltrate everywhere, is having to share nature with other people. It's not nature if you're playing terrible music and general douchiness.
But then again, neither is a car park and an entrance fee. Capitalism, in all of its infinite wisdom, has grabbed hold of nature and shaken every cent out of it. You can't bleed a stone, but you can put a price tag on it. Fuck that.
I want to experience nature for what it is, not wondering whether it was worth the admission fee, or cost of petrol. It's supposed to be a personal experience, not a product. There's no GST involved in the cool water swirling around my toes. Happiness doesn't require a price tag.
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