My Second visit to Rabbitrun; Tyler Byrd

I took advantage of our snowday, and ventured out to rabbitrun today. It was chilly, and the wind was definatly blowing. Upon observation, i discovered that there was nearly noone there. I felt a familiar feeling start to creep up on me; it was the feeling I get when i'm alone in an art gallery, a feeling of freedom. I was undisrupted by any outside stimuli or opinions, therefore, I was free to take in all of the beauties of nature without having the worries of the world constantly hanging over my head. I took a quiet stroll along a pond I had discovered the visit before, and skipped some rocks along the water. I really cant remember the last time I was so relaxed, even with the bitter cold biting at my exposed hands and face. I kept stolling along, past the pond, until something caught my eye: A rotting tree. I walked closer and it soon became apparent how large the tree actually was. It must have been 150 feet high, maybe higher. I remember thinking, "How long has this been here? how long was it alive? what if it falls on me?" I began to think of myself as insignifigant in comparison to this tree, to nature, and to the universe. Not just myself, but humanity as well; "we are all just another cog in the gears of exsistence," I thought. Just beacause we as humans were blessed with an unfathonable intelligence, does not give us the right to dominate and exploit the planet. We have to learn to Coexist; with each other, and with nature. Im definatly looking foward to my next adventure.