IDS 3920 CRN 10140
Journal Entry Two
Aldo Leopold offered some extensive insight on how
the land we live on can be treated better for greater use in the future. Believe it or not we add value to the land that we live on but we also have the ability to diminish that value. It is important to pay close attention to what Leopold offers in the text and still be able to come to your own conclusions. What I
enjoyed most about this text was the constant relation to what could be done to
help the land and also the explanation of different concepts that are being
used. In the opening of the excerpt Leopold speaks about the concept of right
and wrong in Greece time. This brings about and important question: What is
determined right or wrong in regards to land treatment? Taking a look into the evolution of the human environment
it can be clear that different cultures have their own preferences to how they
interact with their environment.
Photo Credit: http://www.tibetanbuddhistaltar.org/our-nature-is-love/
I found the community
concept to be an interesting set up because how it includes a sense of
belonging in an environment in a competitive form. It also shows that knowing
your environment is important in how you interact with it. It's important to
think about how we interact with our environment in both negative and positive
ways. I believe there should be balance between a person and there environment.
The resources that we us and the way we care for our environment says a lot
about who we are as people. “No important change in ethics was ever
accomplished without an internal change in our intellectual emphasis,
loyalties, affections, and convictions” (Leopold). With this statement it adds
to the author’s emphasis of conservation and how it is a part of our
philosophical and religious beliefs. Together we can make sure that the land
health is still a continuing value that is incorporated in our way of living as
time goes on. Love the land, love each other and watch the wonders it can do.
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