just nature, it simply exists

Be it that nature is essentially energy, this energy cannot be controlled and is a force (of nature). However, it can be modified and tampered with. This manipulation of cycles requires knowledge about its processes, and through these outputs can be achieved as desired through varying inputs. An example of this is the growth of genetically modified foods (GM). Despite these not being ‘natural’, the act of alteration their genetic material is not natural, however induces new natural cycles/ chain of events, giving form of new life.

This does not mean that nature can be controlled, but rather altered. Nature is to be studied exhaustively before intervening with nature, as can be seen in all industries/ facets that make up modern society today, be it the building industry, food production, road infrastructure, medical advancements etc. Such research is to be analysed as a whole, defining relationships between natural cycles and how each will be effected. If this is not carried out, the accumulation of the end results can be catastrophic. The most common example is global warming.

I do not mean to elaborate on global warming, a cyclical, recurring 14 phenomenon in nature, but it must be addressed, however briefly. Global warming is a result of climate change, which has been affected through time in slowly, but gradually changing natural cycles, to the detriment of life. Nature is seen as self- destructive in this sense, but I reiterate, nature ‘just is’, it is unconscious. Nature feeds off inputs and outputs, whatever they may be. Climate change was induced due to a lack of knowledge of cycles in past times and was coupled with intent and circumstance. Rapid advancements in society relied heavily on nature as a resource and was exploited without prior knowledge of potential changes. Today, we are enduring these outputs, which are still recurring cycles and prevailing detrimental themes within nature. However, today’s societal intent is similar, if not worse, to that of the past. Economic gain is at the forefront of industry, driving intent and coupled with circumstance result in such ‘exploitation of nature’.