Tuesday, March 22, 2016

"Spring is the nature's way of saying 'let's party,'"

Based on the fundamentals of "partying", which is basically socializing, I would interpret this quote as spring, in his opinion, is the time when both the nature starts to "socialize" and when humans start to socialize and spend time with each other a lot.

 I cannot completely agree with him on this idea. It is true and I agree that spring is when nature starts to "socialize":blooming flowers, animals awake from winter sleep and so on (unless it is like last year when the flower bloomed in December😒...). However, I cannot fully agree with him on the human part. As to our basic human nature, it is still somewhat true, because we were basically animals in the time periods like the Stone Age. We couldn't fulfill our need of shelter and food during winter and wouldn't have time and effort to socialize. Then when spring comes, we become less dependent on the shelters and food is easier to find, so we start to socialize with others a lot and "party". But the human society has evolved through time. We have left the Stone Age and gone to something way greater. As from our perspectives from now, with social and technology advancements, we can literally "party" and make fun out of any time we want to. Also, the advancements of our society have brought us more time and effort to entertain ourselves rather than hunting for food all day long.

Though I do not fully agree with him on the human perspective, but I must  admit that spring is a great time of the year to enjoy nature. However, I do believe that every season has its own beauty and it's just lacking the ones able to discover it.

Jiahua (Tiger) Wang
22 March 2016