This past Saturday 4/20, I volunteered with the NMU Rock & Mineral Club at the Moosewood Nature Center in Presque Isle park for the children's Earth Day celebration. Our club had a board explaining the soils found around Marquette, and other clubs from NMU had other nature themed boards and activities. It was awesome seeing young kids excitedly learning about nature and the beautiful environment surrounding them. The Moosewood Nature Center is built especially for that, learning about nature. In the small building they have various creatures (turtles, frogs, snakes, a python) and stuffed animals (a wolf and a brown bear). I was lucky enough to befriend this red ear slider turtle. He seemed to be having a great time swimming in his tank and was very entertaining. With any new Earth creature I meet my mind always wanders to thinking about what it'd be like to live the life of this specific creature, as well as having a deep respect for its life. We coexist with an infinite number of life forms on this planet. It's gnarly thinking about this as well as the concept of evolution (which is a belief I follow). Ahhhh, this is a moment when i'm not able to express my thoughts into words. Basically, our human mind may not be able to grasp the intricate dynamics of our planet and the universe, but what we should be able to grasp are the dynamics of care, love, appreciation and honor for all that is; heartbeats, growth, history, mind, soul, body, feelings. The list is infinite.
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