"The Trouble with Wilderness"

In the story "The Trouble with Wilderness," Cronon explains how the wilderness and the human race are one, and its far apart from the humanity. He states that we need to preserve the wilderness and keep it safe. He goes on to say how preserving the wilderness has been fundamental for decades; stands apart from humanity, but a human creation. A long time ago, the protection of the wilderness was to protect the nation's most sacred myth of origin, but now we treat it totally different. Were destroying it because we need it resources to live. He explains how following the Civil War more and more of the Nation's wealthest citizens was seeking out wilderness for themselves. People were becoming greedy. The wilderness offers us the illusion that we can escape the cares and troubles of the world. People just need something to free their minds from the stress and other problems they have in their lives.

After reading this, I found myself thinking about how much we benefit from the wilderness. Also how it teaches us, and how the wilderness needs no proof of presence in the universe, but for the humanity we do. We need the attention and we have to let others know about our presence. We just need to discover a "middle ground" to call home. We need to learn to honor the wild. That's pretty much what William Cronon was talking about in "The Trouble with Wilderness."
Well... that's what I thought he was trying to say. Read it for yourselves, and let me know how you felt about the story....
Peace out for now!!