“Man is a singular creature. He has a set of gifts which make him unique among the animals: so that, unlike them, he is not a figure in the land-scape- he is a shaper of the landscape. In body and in mind he is the explorer of nature, the ubiquitous animal who did not find but has made his home in every continent.”
Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, 1973.
Here is a quote from a book I am currently reading. The book is written by the scientist Jacob Bronowski. He explores the origin of man, when and where we evolved. This is making an interesting read for me and demonstrates the original links to nature man had, and where we evolved from. It take’s me back to the root of our species and shows the significance of nature to our being. This quote from the book, in particular, as it shows how man influences nature and has always been an explorer of nature. Something I feel my life lack’s nowadays, and is why it appears in my practice.
