The Nature Seven Wonders

However, some scientists and naturalists raise to prospect and chronometer wonders which were not created by human beings, and they are undeniable that nature is the best creator, sculptor and builder. They think there are other seven wonders in the world which are worth study and watching equivalent more than Egyptian pyramids. One of allied common wonderment is considered to be the Grand Gorge which is quite unusual in color and architecture. It is one of the oldest natural sculpture in the world which keeps evidences of Ice Age and times even earlier. The Grand Canyon stretches two hundred and eighty miles long, four to eighteen miles across and more than one mile deep.

Having kept evidences of the Earth history aged hundreds of centuries the Grand Canyon is a unique natural sculpture which now demonstrates the world history with wonderful and incredible mix of colors that no any artist could really describe or paint.

Another creation which is considered to be the natural wonder is Glacier Bay in Alaska. It is the land of glaciers, big fiords and perpendicular ice walls shining in the sun. seals, white bears and whales add this picture so unique color that one could hardly imagine or draw. Glacier Bay has the highest mountains rising straight from the sea. The great glaciers grow slowly, become fantastically large and then slide majestically toward the sea leaving behind new soil were the cycle of growing begins again.

The next article will be dedicated to other five wonders created by nature. They are the Mammoth Cave, Victoria Falls, Baikal, Mountain Everest and Yellowstone National Park.

History Offers a View of Nature

Living in upstate New York, I ' ve acclimated to this 2011 winter ' s zero degree weather by enumeration books inside the warmer apartment, with a pesos on my circle. I ' ve even-handed finished declaiming:

The History of Tutelary, by Karen Armstrong

A People ' s History of the World, by Christ Harman

The Stuff of Reasoning, a history of vocabulary, by Steven Pinker

It ' s only a wonder the books fall into the species of history, but they fascinatingly complemented one new, keeping my case piqued.

Karen Armstrong ' s research into the education of Lord and its results on the worlds three main religions, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, severed theology from eternity. Theologies are human - made and delay as often as the weather. The History of Demon seemed to buy with my suspicion that outmoded doctrines and restrictive traditions bring disrepute to religions. Armstrong warns against fundamentalism and encourages faith - a faith and audacity to exchange human ideologies for transcendent views of God, reality.

Harman ' s book, A People ' s History of the World, is fat, pregnant with social and political history apparently forming and reforming human nature. Discourses on religion and God are scattered throughout the book, pointing to the probability that the people ' s way of life, health, and systems of government indirectly mimic their concept of God, some good, some not so good.

Reading Pinker ' s The Stuff of Thought was like scuba - diving. It required serious exertion and concentration; resisting a ponderous oxygen tank from pulling you backward; remembering to breathe counter - intuitively through your mouth, and, abstaining from immediate verbal expressions when glimpsing an awesome view, in order not to swallow a mouthful of salty water. The history of language is entirely different from the history of words and Pinker analyzed language from many perspectives, concluding there is no complete adequate language to convey truth. Pinker is amazingly practical, humorous, and realistic.

I recommend The History of God to readers who are interested in reconciling religion to God. Religion can be beneficial when not mistaken for truth.

I recommend A People ' s History of the World to readers on the verge of escaping the prison of repeating deadening past activity.

I recommend The Stuff of Thought to people who value the open - mindedness of an educated engaging author.

My conclusion: History serves as a window into nature. But readers must decide which nature. Trying to understand the human nature is as promising as understanding falling snow. Admittedly, snow is no longer considered a miracle but is now known as a component of the water cycle. But this knowledge is plagued by human concerns. Too little snow causes droughts. Too much snow is a pain to deal with on the roads. Knowledge of the human nature is not satisfying.

The human struggle against concerns, hunger, suffering, and mind - numbing traditions cease only as I use history as a window into the spiritual nature. And, I did find evidence of spirituality in these good reads! Bravery, balance, insight, hindsight, compassion, morality, reform, honesty, integrity were not only obvious, but also inspiring, to the point I felt the reality of the spiritual nature.