Let nature take its course
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="Manage">Manage</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="exertions">exertions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="let">let</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="advocating">advocating</span> <span word="laziness">laziness</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="cautioning">cautioning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="hubris">hubris</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grain">grain</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grain">grain</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hark">hark</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="saplings">saplings</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notch">notch</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="sashayed">sashayed</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>. “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="son">son</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span>.</p>
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