Spring blossoms below the castle in Edinburgh, Scotland (P.M. Lydon | CC BY-SA 3.0)
What you see
feel
hear
taste
smell
The sensory experience
is the truly amazing part
of being a member of planet earth
It is the essence of life here
There’s human calculation
theory
explanation
categorization
all important things
They are superfluous to the experience
of appreciating this earth
through your own naked, non-judging sense
We know not what life is
until we can appreciate it
in these most simple and basic of ways
Blossom.
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From this view, it is impossible to have socially and ecologically responsible practices in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics without first having such a grounding as is expressed in the above idea. There is no STEM without ROOTS, and the ROOTS are found within our appreciation for the simple delights and necessities, gifts which our planet gives us each day.
