Nature and Control

I read “How to Return a Farm to the Wild—And Maybe Save the Planet” by Isabella Tree. I thought it was a fascinating piece about returning urban farmland to nature and allowing natural biological processes to happen and species to roam. What I found most interesting was how she talked about how difficult this process is for humans because we have to let go of control and let nature take over. This is paired, however, with a need to connect with nature, according to Tree. Thinking especially about urban cities, I can see how this is true. People want grass and trees and flowers in their yards, but they have to be perfectly manicured, and are chosen based on looks over nativity. The experiment that this article is about shows, however, that nature really does know what it is doing, and natural nature is much more healthy and lively than controlled nature. 
Relinquishing control of something like nature is a strong choice, and I think it can relate to many other parts of life and global politics. One example that comes to mind is the recent news of the US pulling troops out of Turkey and then President Trump sending a threatening letter to the Turkish President. In my opinion, this is a case where, like with nature, a choice needs to be made: either keep troops in Turkey to maintain peace, or pull out completely and let them mind their own business. Trying to maintain a sense of control through threats after having already removed troops won’t do anything; either stop the issue before it starts or let it play out until further notice. 

Tree, Isabella. “How to Return a Farm to the Wild—And Maybe Save the Planet.” Time, 3 October 2019. https://time.com/5692269/wilding-return-farm-nature/. 

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