In the natural world actions are based on instinct. A lion hunts because it knows instinctively that it has to eat to survive. Trees in the Amazonian rain forest compete for sunlight; they will keep on growing until they reach the forest canopy. Instinct as appose to choice. This uncomplicated system brings order to the natural world.
Being human means having the ability to think and make choices, the natural choice being self preservation. Focusing on your own needs and desires is seen as most important. Self involvement complicates the human world causing simple things to seem unmanageable. Walking in a crowd of people for example is a strenuous exercise demanding skill and precision. People push and pull in every which way, individually, trying to overturn the general consensus of direction. Unfortunately this is seldom the best practice for getting the job done. In nature there is symbiosis. In humanity, chaos. The simplest forms of creation is the most organised, why then are we incapable of achieving such beautiful simplicity and natural rhythm?
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