From the initial experience with nature the road to literacy runs in a variety of directions. In my case it led to the study of ecological science and ultimately to studies in most of the world's great ecological formation. For others the road leads to a world of imagination, of thought and spiritual growth. The products of such travels are the great paintings of nature, the music, the dance, the books of philosophy and religion, and the life style of the naturalist. You can distinguish a man or woman of the forest, the desert, the mountains, or the seas from the farmer and the city person.
Nature marks the human.
Still others have expressed environmental in a life of action. You will find these people in Congress and other branches of government, in business and industries. Often they are working for change in environmental laws and policies. These people link health and condition of the environment with the health and conditions of human society. Finally, there are the countless professionals who actively work in the environment, rebuilding and constructing nature to fit their vision of an ideal state.