Communicating With Nature

Mr. Watterson was swimming in an ocean of Cascadian rainforest, beams of sun pouring through the canopy. He and his best friends, Orange and Mercury, kept journeying deeper into this vast, vibrant ocean of green, until suddenly, they all experienced the same, beautiful vision.

There in front of the three adventurers was the most exotic and enthralling plant upon which they'd stumbled thus far throughout the trek. The plant humbly, gracefully boasted flowers of a distinct violent hue, subtly glowing - radiating and emanating an aura of hidden treasure. The three approached this plant and then, just as suddenly, they all experienced the same thing yet again - but this time, the shared object of experience was psychic - not physical, and yet still physically induced.

The nature of this experience was of direct communion with Nature Herself, through this exotic and enthralling, violet and glowing plant. Mr. Watterson was filled with the most intense, real, and pure feeling of wonder and magic that he had ever felt - as were Orange and Mercury. He knew - perceived and experienced in that very moment - that this plant was far more alive than he'd ever realized. The plant was conscious, sentient, aware. It sensed the three adventurers' presence.

Evidence of such sensation was nonphysical, psychic - yes - but it was also ever so subtly but nonetheless noticeably physical. Mr. Watterson, after detecting the plant's physical reaction, slowly and gently moved his hand closer toward one of the branches and its flowers. The organism reacted with its movement. There was no wind that could have initiated such physical movement. The plant had moved.

A flash of image subsequently entered Mr. Watterson's mind - of the Tree-Ents from Tolkien's Middle Earth, of Nature's being depicted far more intelligently and humanly than what mainstream culture instills in its members to accept cognitively. He experienced chills and goosebumps after seeing this image and its liaison to the communion - and communication - with Nature that he was sharing with Orange and Mercury in that blessed moment.

"The Earth is ALIVE!" he exclaimed. "Feel its heartbeat! Feel this plant's heartbeat! It's all alive! - so much more alive than we were taught to appreciate!!!"