Caitlin Nelson - Eisenberg: Walls in the Environment

In the book Eisenberg talks about how we have created walls in nature. These walls prevent living things passing from one part of nature to another. And not only that, but they block things from getting in. When the one group was giving their presentations on the communities and how they separate themselves from nature, I linked it to when Eisenberg said that. We are so determined to have everything fit into a certain box, because then it makes sense and we can control it. Humans, or at least Americans, are so fixated on being in control of everything. We have anxiety disorders because we don't know how to handles things when they suddenly aren't in our control. Creating walls in nature is just another way for us to sub categorize everything, to reinforce that fact that everything has a place and a purpose and there should not be deviation from that. Sometimes I wish that we would just step back and let nature be, to be able to look at a forest and not think about how we could develop it to make money, but just look at it and take it for what it is. We are a greedy nation, if something isn't making us money than it isn't good enough, than it needs to be changed or revamped or anything. It's almost as if we look at nature as something that needs to cultivated because heck, it can't just sit there and not earn it's keep.