The Nature of the Everglades

“The water is timeless, forever new and eternal.” (Douglas 129)

I can relate to this statement because water, to me, is seen as timeless. I used to always go down to the river by my neighborhood and look at my reflection. Every time I looked at it, I was aging but the water never got older. It has eternal youth and that is why I enjoyed being around it. Eternal youth was something I couldn’t have, but wanted to see. Water is always new and refreshing, and that is what I wanted my life to be like every day. Each time I watched the water glisten in the sun, I felt closer to the world and nature itself. I believe that the Everglades brings the aspect of life everlasting to all of us.  

 

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“Only one force can conquer it completely and that is fire.” (Douglas 111)

 

This statement is meaningful to me because it needs to be brought to the forefront. Fire is not the only thing that can destroy the Everglades’ grass, people do too. Humans always seem to invade beautiful places, like the Everglades, to use it for their own ideas. We have the power to destroy acres and acres of land to create buildings, roads, and other facilities. A friend of my family is a contractor and he has repeatedly built on land, which I believe should have stayed untouched. This is a topic that continues to be overlooked and if we don’t address it, then the next generation is going to be affected. Humans tend to encroach on places that should be made sacred for the breathtaking view of God’s creation.  

 

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“Here the rainfalls more powerfully and logically than anywhere else upon the temperate mainland of the United States.” (Douglas 112)

 

This is relatable because we get hit by hurricanes here in Florida quite often. Rain falls hard in some areas, but not like it does in the Everglades. Like many other people, I have been affected by hurricanes before. All of these instances had powerful rain and wind that caused nature to be destroyed. I remember being a part of Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 at home with my family. It was a category 3 and the rainfall hit about 10.22 inches in some places. Even though hurricanes are dangerous, we must look at it from a positive perspective. The rain may be powerful in the Everglades, but it is also logical because it helps keep everything alive.  

 

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