What Nature Can Teach Us

As human being, we always believe that we are the most intelligent and powerful creature in the world. Every day we try to manipulate nature and change it into the way we desire. However, we should not forget that we are always a part of nature; though nature doesn't talk, but it always offers us some hints by other ways:

1# Ants and trees teach us what Team Spirit is.

Did you ever take some time to observe the ant groups moving on the ground of your garden? Most of the time, at least 4 or 5 of them work in team to carry some small pieces of food back to their nest. When you look at their tiny bodies, you might feel their life is so fragile that one human finger can pinch their petty life to an end effortlessly. But do you ever know that, once lots of them team up, they are capable to carry up an elephant body which is billions of billions times heavier than each of them.

Besides ants, each year the shelterbelts of certain areas have rescued millions of human lives. Dust storm can effortlessly beat down one or two trees. However, when thousands of trees stand up together to build up a shelterbelt, there is no way for the storm to go through them.

In our human's world, there are also goals we can't accomplish individually. Sometimes, as to reach the aims, we have to work in team. Nowadays, we call this: Team Spirit. When employers seek for new employees, they always concern if a candidate can be a good contributor to team work. Someone who is selfish and jealous, lack of team spirit can no longer be an ideal candidate for enterprises.

The tiny ants and quiet trees may try to send us a message: the solidarity of a team produces unbelievable power. You may not need this power to move an elephant or battle dust storm, but it might help us to conquer a lot of difficulties or achieve amazing goals in your life.

2# Elephants teach us how to love.

In the wide grassland of Africa, elephants always stay in group in order to keep themselves from danger. Whenever they feel danger approach them, they immediately form up a closed circle to protect baby elephants, old and sick companions in the middle. The elephants that stay in the outer circle are always the strongest ones of the group. They bravely take up the responsibility to protect their weaker companions.

What elephants try to teach us? Maybe they want to say: in human's world, we should not use our power to bully the people who are older or weaker than us. Instead, we should use our power to help and protect these people, filling the world with more love.

3# Lions teach us what parental responsibility is.

Everyone knows that lion is ferocious beast. When it feels hungry, it chases any animal it comes across to fulfill its empty stomach. However, no matter how desperately starving it feels, it never tries to swallow its own child; instead, when it gets some food, it always brings it back home to feed its baby.

What this can tell us? Maybe it tells us that: no matter how much we desperately need money, we should never sacrifice our own children; no matter how difficult the life is, we should do everything possible to protect and take good care of our own children.

4# Cacti teach us how to adapt to tough environment.

Most cacti grow in desert where temperature is always extremely high, while a number of wild animals hunting around for food. The living condition there is tough; however until today cactus is not extinct. Indeed, in order to survive in dangerous environment, cacti chose to adapt themselves. Their big leaves turned into some sharp spines as to defend themselves from the attack of wild animals and reduce water loss from leave surface.

It seems the cacti try to tell us: when we are stuck in difficult situation, we should not give up or get discouraged. We should adjust our strategies to overcome the difficulties.

5# Bees teach us how to stand out for defending our dignity.

Receiving a bee sting might not be a pleasant experience. However, if you don't try to attack the bee, it won't take its first step to sting you. Bees only fight back when you intend to hurt it first. After a bee stings you, it dies.

Compared to the shape of a human, a bee is really tiny. Nevertheless, when a bee is attacked by human, it is brave enough to fight back. This might tell us something: in our life, when we are bullied by bad people who seem stronger than us, we should not be frightened. We should be courageous enough to speak out to defend our own dignity.

6# Bees also teach us how to work hard for making our life sweeter.

Every day, bees are busy flying around to collect pollen and bring it back to hive. When we eat honey, we should always remember: without the hard work of bees, we are never able to enjoy sweet honey.

Hardworking bees can teach us one thing: if we want to have a sweet life, we should take action and work hard to search for sweet elements to build our life in honey.

In America, some people refuse to work. They think, since they can rely on the financial support provided by government, why they have to work? Yes, maybe the money from government can pay our food, our clothes and even our residence, but it is never enough to pay an enjoyable life! If we want to enjoy a sweet life, we should get out of our dive to search for our own pollen.

7# Ducks show us what spousal loyalty is.

In China, there is a kind of duck which is named Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata). The ducks move everywhere in couple. During their whole life, each duck sticks uniquely to one spouse. If one duck dies, the other one will refuse to eat and wait for death.

Nowadays, divorce rate in America increases day by day. Maybe people with loyalty problem should learn from mandarin ducks to take relationship serious and show respect to their spouses.