Environmental Crisis Exposed in The World Is Too Much With Us and Gods

Environmental Crisis Exposed in The military man Is Too Much With Us and deitys Grandeur In his poem, The being Is Too Much With Us, William Wordsworth blames modern man of being too self-indulgent. Likewise, Gerard gayley Hopkins shows how the focusing we treat nature shows our loss of spirituality in his poem, Gods Grandeur. We are unpitying by lacking proper appreciation for, being unaffectionate from, and abusing nature. Man lacks proper gratitude for nature. People often are blind to natures great beauty. It moves us not, says Wordsworth. numerous people never see a sunrise or a sunset because we are too concerned with the hustle and confidence game of our tiny worlds to appreciate the opulence around us. We dont recognize the creation that God has bestowed upon us. In his poem, Hopkins shows how the Earth is Gods creation The world is charged with the grandeur of God. He asserts that Gods work is still to be seen in nature. We dont always realize that we na rk all of our wealth from nature. We often forget that little we see in nature is ours. Even our bodies are part of nature. In the Bible, it says that we were created from the dust of the Earth. to the full appreciation is not always shown for the Earth, making us cruel to nature. Many individuals are alienated from nature. They are separated from nature because of the deep translation of the landscape. There are few natural things left in landscape. The deformity is bare now, nor can foot feel being shod. Hopkins uses this line to rationalize how out of touch man is with nature. We cannot even feel the ground to a lower place our feet because of the shoes we wear. Mankind also fears nature. We are afraid of The winds that depart... ... We are separated from nature, we fear nature, and we mistreat animals. Man also abuses nature. We use nature to possess money, we overuse nature, and we pollute nature. Mankind is tremendously callous to the environment. We mo ldiness be sensitive to nature or the Earth will become alike the world in H.G. Wells novel, The Time Machine. It will be filled with feeble Eloi. Underground there will be white, ape-like Morlocks. Giant crabs will roam beaches, and the only remnant of the world today will be artifacts kept in a Museum of Green Porcelain. All should read Hopkinss poem, Gods Grandeur, and Wordworths poem, The World Is Too Much With Us so everyone will realize the mans responsibility to nature. If we want our children and grandchildren to enjoy the quality of life we have today, environmental problems must be corrected now.