The cup is half empty I see

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, I guess it sounds pessimistic to call nature half-ugly. But when people say "nature is beautiful", I think they're talking about orchards of spring flowers or snow-topped mountains. They aren't thinking about things like spiders pooping or decomposing elephants or other ugly things that are even more common than the beautiful stuff.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Look closely at all those "ugly" things and you'll see thousands of tiny lifeforms, moving about at random, simply doing as they please. And life is what's beautiful about nature.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Do you think beauty can coexist with ugliness? I see your point but I still think there are common things in nature that are ugly to behold.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

elephants pooping is more common that flowers? you SEE elephants poop more than you see spring FLOWERS?!?! lol. Nature is one of the most beautiful things. Even elephants pooping, is pretty entertaining... Nature is fantastic.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I said elephants decomposing...it's the spiders that were pooping And no I don't, but every animal has to decompose at some point, and I think it's pretty much always ugly when it happens. Something can be fantastic yet ugly.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I think that the mere fact that nature exists on its own is beautiful, even if nature itself isn't always so.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

So do you agree that nature itself is often ugly/boring or not? You contradicted yourself from up there^

by Anonymous 11 years ago

How so? I stated up there that there is even beauty in the things a lot of people find ugly. I stated here that even if something is truly ugly, which I think is very opinionated, there is still something beautiful about it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You don't have to keep downvoting me...I'm just trying to have a conversation with you.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Sorry, I sort of misunderstood wat you were saying.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The fact that nature can be ugly and boring is part of the beauty.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I can see what you're saying with the "ugly" part of nature, but I don't think it can //ever// be called "boring".

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Ever tried watching a tree grow? How about those nature documentary filmmakers who have to wait months and months to get a single shot of something exciting happening? Pretty boring.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://tinyurl.com/3fysgqx That's a tree. Or at least that's how it's been engraved into your mind. Trees come in a million and one shapes, so it would be pretty fun to watch how it changes over an extensive period of time. It might have short branches, It could be two feet tall, It could become the home to fruits or animals. There's actually a tree growing in my backyard that I check on periodically. And living outdoors for a while to see an animal living freely doesn't sound too bad. I might sound like a stupid nature hugger here, but it can be pretty great if you pay attention to the details.

by Anonymous 11 years ago