Suetaz

Mother Nature's Gifts

Stoned ramblings by Suetaz

I believe in Mother Nature. I've seen what Mother Nature is capable of. She is capable of mass destruction as well as breathtaking beauty that can bring tears to the eyes. Mother Nature may seem mean and hostile at times, even sneaky and full of surprises, but no matter what, she is always honest. Honesty can be interpreted in different ways. I'm not talking about lying, cheating and stealing, I'm talking about honesty that is defined as genuine and without pretension.

I think any plant that grows in the wild and has been around for thousands of years is a part of Mother Nature, a gift from her for us to appreciate and use. When we give special gifts to our friends and loved ones, we expect them to care for the gift and if it is useful, to use it wisely and not waste it. I think it's reasonable that Mother Nature would expect the same of us with the gifts she has given. But we don't. We stripmine for diamonds and coal and other natural resources. We are depleting our forests at an alarming rate. We pollute the air we breathe and the water we drink. We have killed off rare species of wildlife and continue to threaten more. There is a long list of gifts from Mother Nature that we have abused and not used wisely.

Not only are we abusing Mother Nature's gifts, we are neglecting some. To me, to neglect is just as bad as to abuse. Mother Nature has provided us with trees as well as with hemp. If Mother Nature expected us to use the gifts wisely, she must be sadly disappointed. The trees that take years to grow are harvested almost as soon as they are mature. Hemp, a plant that is full grown in mere months compared to years, is illegal to grow in most parts of the world. I think Mother Nature must be shaking her head at this one. I know I am. The one plant that could help us correct our past mistakes and we aren't allowed to utilize it. Growing hemp could help revitalize the earth and return more oxygen to the air we breathe. It has thousands of uses and it is the healthiest food to eat on the planet.

To top it all off, Mother Nature gave us the gift of Marijuana, hemp's sister plant. Another gift she meant for us to utilize that is being neglected. I think Mother Nature intended for us to use Marijuana as medicine. A medicine with possibly as many uses as hemp, we just don't know it yet. We have been kept from utilizing these gifts by other greedy, corrupt and racist human beings. What I don't understand is how so many people buy into the lies told by these greedy, corrupt people and not trust Mother Nature. I don't see how anyone could trust a human being over Mother Nature. I think we should be ashamed of the way we have treated Mother Nature's gifts. I think the only proper thing to do is to stop abusing certain gifts and start using and caring for all of her gifts. If we do the right thing, I trust Mother Nature to reward us accordingly. After all, how can I not trust Mother Nature when she has the power to make everything look golden with her last rays of a day's sunlight?

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