"The Simple Beauty of Nature"

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy," wrote Anne Frank, "is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy amidst the simple beauty of nature."

She's so right, isn't she? Such serenity comes from ancient trees that weather storms, witness so many people passing and just go on growing and being what they are here to be without a care in the world; and rivers rolling on regardless of who is and who isn't in power, untouched by 'economic downturns'. You never see a dog that is worried about losing his job, or a duck fretting over the collapse of a bank, do you? You never see the sun in a bad mood, or the moon or stars concerned over the impression they make on their neighbours...And we, humanity, consider ourselves the wise ones! Nature teaches everything.
"Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor store in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them...Look at the lilies of the field; they neither toil nor spin, yet not even Solomon in all his splendour was arrayed as one of these!"