Nature Is All Around Us A couple of days ago, I watched an interesting presentation on TEDTalks about how people usually define nature. I've realized that some of us have forgotten how to see nature, especially the one right outside our houses. This presentation is not about how humans are constantly damaging the environment, but how we may be stealing nature that we still have from kids due to the strict definition we have about it. Sometimes we think of nature as something untouched by humans, however nature hasn't been untouched by humanity for a long time ago. Even these less-impacted places such as national parks that seem to remind us of an era before human beings, are deeply influenced by us. Furthermore, these national parks are heavily managed and most of the time people can't even interact with nature, because of the many restrictions that exist. That's the worst nature ever from a child's perspective because they can't do anything besides looking at the landscape. So what is nature? Nature is all around us, where there is green and blue and life growing there is nature. An empty lot is likely to be more wild than a national park because it is completely unmanaged. We should pay more attention to these other natures rather than thinking of them as trash. Nature is everywhere we just need to learn how to see it. When I saw this presentation, I instantly thought of an empty lot nearby, that judging by the overgrown grass, there must be lots of different plant species and living beings there. However, most people around here don't even notice that they have nature right under their noses! And these natures, that some people take for granted, is free and deserve to be appreciated just like any other. In conclusion, we should appreciate any kind of nature and let children touch it, otherwise they will grow up without caring about nature at all. "What is untouched is unloved" that's what the panelist said and I couldn't agree more!