Time Honored: A Comparative Analysis

Both The Living Moutain from Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane and “Time Honoured” written by Mora Campbell and Peter Timmerman offer literature that focuses on understanding our relationship to nature in distinct types of ways. In relation to Macfarlane (2015), the reader is able to gain an understanding that this pasageage draws upon interacting with nature in a different sense. For instance, Macfarlane (2015) explains, that Shepherds mountain experience was much more than gaining success to climb the mountain. To shepherd, it was not about aiming for the highest point on the mountain but rather to go into the mountain aimlessly to reach a deeper type of connection. Her intentions were merly to be with the mountain in order to explore the nature
In regards to the first question, I kept reflecting on intentions and the importance that inentions have on the ways in which we experience the world. For shepherd it seems as if her intentions with the mountain were extremely simplistic and did not require a material goal or outcome. According to Macfarlane (2015), “ the living mountain relates how, over time she learnt to go into the hills aimlessly, merely to be with the mountain as one visits a friend, with no inteiton but to be with him” (p. 5). There is humility in her interations with the mountain for she only wishes to gain success through gaining a deep understanding to nature and herself. When our purpose is not to go up the mountain but rather to go into the mountain this opens up a different way of life. This provides us with the feeling to be in and with nature rather than having a perceived goal or mindset. When we are able to change our inentions to reflect simplistic actions I think we would be able to engage with nature differently. it allows us to open up our mind and experience and realize things that we may not have realized before because we had certain expectations. For instance, if shepared only had the intention of reaching the highest point she may not have ever been able to create reflections beyond this. The second question that was raised is in regards to uncertainty and what this is able to produce in terms of knowledge. The article raised this question because macfarlene explains that you must not seek complete knowledge. in realtion to this, I believe that the problems that we have with nature within our society are often due to humans thinking that they are superior over nature because they are more knowledgeable. It allowed me to reflect on being able to accept uncertainity wihin our lives and