Nature is very close to God, closer than man is, for in man there is a veil of ignorance clouding his vision and marring his sight. But nature is the purest handiwork of God.

If you are able to love nature and feel in tune with it, you are much closer to God. It is very easy to know God through nature, for in nature there is goodness, simplicity, pu­rity and selflessness.

A tree gives shade to others and takes nothing for itself. It gives fruits to others but does not itself partake of them. A plant sprouts beautiful flowers and gives joy to others but does not enjoy the beauty by itself. The sun is constantly at work, giving Life, light and en­ergy to the world. These are ex­amples of the selflessness of na­ture.

If only man watches and studies nature carefully, he can imbibe a lot of philosophy from it which will help to make him a better person, for:

NATURE IS THE MIRROR IN WHICH THE IMAGE OF GOD CAN BE SEEN