Simple Joys That Nature can Offer

By Vic Odarve

Mother Nature has, and always be, offers her inexpensive entertainment. From the forested land and mountains, an orchestra of birds doing choir. In the sky, canopy of clouds is drifting above our heads doing a military drill and at night stars are twinkling in unison like an entertainment in the heavens. Back to our sandy beaches and rivers, beautiful sights will stick in your mind for the rest of your life. Nature has, and forever be, gives pleasures free of charge to everybody!

Dining at Floating restaurant in Loay,Bohol

It is always a joy to visit farms with our family and kids as weekend retreat area. Nearby are mountains, dense forest, and a pristine river. What we do there! Feel the earth. We feel like walking through mist and clouds along the mountain ranges, meet all the fairies and magical creatures, and watch the birds doing orchestra along the canopies. By remembering our good old childhood days, it is sort of feeling that cannot be captured on camera and more than the old pictures hanging on the wall.

Mayana Village, panoramic view - borders Boctol and Bangwalog

During daytime, clouds can be seen drifting above our heads. At nighttime, it is a joy to see the canopy of stars twinkling in all the heavens; stretching like an enormous spider’s web scattered in all directions across the vastness of the cosmic ocean. Feel the presence of our Creator; we owe our lives to these stars. By thus doing, we feel the joy the Nature gives.

Walking alone or with your love ones along the sandy beaches or take a ride on a floating restaurant alongside in a river is a joy by itself; spend some moments watching fireflies at the banks of a river or the thrill of observing trees decorated with bird’s nests or dined with your family seeing the

Tree flowered bird's nests

beautiful panorama underlining the river upstream open our eyes to the outside world. For a moment, we feel the tranquility of our lives from the toxic city life.

As we see it, Natur gives pleasure free of charge to everybody; from forested lands and mountains, clouds and stars, to sandy beaches and rivers. It is all given unconditionally… to the poor, the rich, and the mighty!