Whether we can leave for posterity an exquisite and pleasant land is often a matter of minimal effort.
Go to any "nature spot"--e.g., scenic area, beach or lakeshore. If you can take a little extra pity on it, carry away those "unnatural" paraphernalia, and let your bag fill up a little heavier, you can reduce considerably the blemishes that would be left behind. Can "leaving a message" on rocks and trees really become an "eternal monument"? Can one in truly good conscience wantonly litter? This type of uncivilized behavior by "civilized" people, although only a petty act, has deep and long-lasting influence.
Other behavior that damages the natural scenery, like so-called "upgrading the lives of civilized human beings," must have rules planned in advance. Steps must be taken to effect changes, so as to allow nature to continue unmolested by human power. Only thus can its beauty remain for a thousand generations.
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"Peri, 4/13/1989! A camera caught this message left at Taiwan's Yehliu scenic spot by a foreigner. It appears that Chinese and foreigners alike have the nasty habit of writing "I was here" on rocks and trees.
In California (below) and the northern coast of Taiwan (right) we find these assorted "novelties": beer cans, "Happy Birthday" wish, small forks. People could carry them home without any effort, but. . .
At the same time people seek after civilization, they often forget to reach an accord with nature. In Taiwan's Nantou mountain area and America's California beaches the long-armed construction cranes and electric power lines are an eyesore.
Rivers once clear and pure have been unduly victimized by construction. Even in Switzerland, the "world's park" (right), it is hard to avoid damage.
In California (below) and the northern coast of Taiwan (right) we find these assorted "novelties": beer cans, "Happy Birthday" wish, small forks. People could carry them home without any effort, but. . .
and the northern coast of Taiwan (right) we find these assorted "novelties": beer cans, "Happy Birthday" wish, small forks. People could carry them home without any effort, but. . .
In Taiwan's Nantou mountain area and America's California beaches the long-armed construction cranes and electric power lines are an eyesore.
At the same time people seek after civilization, they often forget to reach an accord with nature. In Taiwan's Nantou mountain area and America's California beaches the long-armed construction cranes and electric power lines are an eyesore.
Rivers once clear and pure have been unduly victimized by construction.
Even in Switzerland, the "world's park" (right), it is hard to avoid damage.