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Nexus of human with the natural world. | Nathan Lowe | TEDxUniversityofCentralAsia


there’s a stark reminder that no matter

there’s a stark reminder that no matter how I dance me become in science or

how I dance me become in science or

how I dance me become in science or technology or into Asian techniques he

technology or into Asian techniques he

technology or into Asian techniques he still had no control over the power of

still had no control over the power of

still had no control over the power of life and death my remembrance about my

life and death my remembrance about my

life and death my remembrance about my grandmother and I was struck by the

grandmother and I was struck by the

grandmother and I was struck by the positive things he had to say he said

positive things he had to say he said

positive things he had to say he said she only stopped to smell the roses she

she only stopped to smell the roses she

she only stopped to smell the roses she only stopped to smell the roses here’s

only stopped to smell the roses here’s

only stopped to smell the roses here’s something you would ever make

something you would ever make

something you would ever make expressions and stop and smell the roses

expressions and stop and smell the roses

expressions and stop and smell the roses the original expression comes back from

the original expression comes back from

the original expression comes back from the phones or computers or even color

the phones or computers or even color

the phones or computers or even color TVs in most people’s homes in this hack

TVs in most people’s homes in this hack

TVs in most people’s homes in this hack in 1956 that the golfer Walter Hagen

in 1956 that the golfer Walter Hagen

in 1956 that the golfer Walter Hagen first hand the phrase you’re only here

first hand the phrase you’re only here

first hand the phrase you’re only here for a short visit don’t worry don’t

for a short visit don’t worry don’t

for a short visit don’t worry don’t worry and be sure to smell the flowers

worry and be sure to smell the flowers

worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way you’re only here for a

along the way you’re only here for a

along the way you’re only here for a short visit

short visit

short visit don’t hurry don’t worry and be sure to

don’t hurry don’t worry and be sure to

don’t hurry don’t worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way well

smell the flowers along the way well

smell the flowers along the way well some of you may be in a hurry because

some of you may be in a hurry because

some of you may be in a hurry because they join a expression to to stop and

they join a expression to to stop and

they join a expression to to stop and smell the roses with our busy lives and

smell the roses with our busy lives and

smell the roses with our busy lives and near constant communication as we rush

near constant communication as we rush

near constant communication as we rush around

around

around he transferred and were bombarded of

he transferred and were bombarded of

he transferred and were bombarded of texts and emails how many of us are

texts and emails how many of us are

texts and emails how many of us are still keen Walter Hagen suffice as we as

still keen Walter Hagen suffice as we as

still keen Walter Hagen suffice as we as society progresses and development and

society progresses and development and

society progresses and development and soon as we seems like even further and

soon as we seems like even further and

soon as we seems like even further and further away from nature and protection

further away from nature and protection

further away from nature and protection we now spend more time the symptoms that

we now spend more time the symptoms that

we now spend more time the symptoms that we do the birds and insects outside our

we do the birds and insects outside our

we do the birds and insects outside our windows we spent one time standing at

windows we spent one time standing at

windows we spent one time standing at screensavers that we do an actual

screensavers that we do an actual

screensavers that we do an actual natural images the screensavers project

natural images the screensavers project

natural images the screensavers project my window is an air conditioning units

my window is an air conditioning units

my window is an air conditioning units to maintain your constant temperature

to maintain your constant temperature

to maintain your constant temperature inside our homes as if we had just one

inside our homes as if we had just one

inside our homes as if we had just one season instead of four we were best to

season instead of four we were best to

season instead of four we were best to them in all of nature and it’s Elvis

them in all of nature and it’s Elvis

them in all of nature and it’s Elvis outside and control our environments in

outside and control our environments in

outside and control our environments in sight but Curtis also has the remedy

sight but Curtis also has the remedy

sight but Curtis also has the remedy many of us are longing for with 94% of

many of us are longing for with 94% of

many of us are longing for with 94% of the country covered in mountains and

the country covered in mountains and

the country covered in mountains and more than 80 different mountain ranges

more than 80 different mountain ranges

more than 80 different mountain ranges Curtis on still offers plenty of

Curtis on still offers plenty of

Curtis on still offers plenty of opportunities for those of us who bomb

opportunities for those of us who bomb

opportunities for those of us who bomb to stop and smell the roses

to stop and smell the roses

to stop and smell the roses there are also world’s largest wild

there are also world’s largest wild

there are also world’s largest wild walnut forests and more than 2,000

walnut forests and more than 2,000

walnut forests and more than 2,000 alpine lakes in Cary Sun is only the

alpine lakes in Cary Sun is only the

alpine lakes in Cary Sun is only the most famous of those so when I told taxi

most famous of those so when I told taxi

most famous of those so when I told taxi here at night that people start asking

here at night that people start asking

here at night that people start asking me questions and

and of course the first question is well

and of course the first question is well do you like the air hurry son you’d like

do you like the air hurry son you’d like

do you like the air hurry son you’d like it into mercury stock and of course the

it into mercury stock and of course the

it into mercury stock and of course the answer is yes I do and the fall the

answer is yes I do and the fall the

answer is yes I do and the fall the question is inevitably what why what is

question is inevitably what why what is

question is inevitably what why what is there to like about not great stuff and

there to like about not great stuff and

there to like about not great stuff and I look up and go to the mountains and

I look up and go to the mountains and

I look up and go to the mountains and say this mountain stop dropping and one

say this mountain stop dropping and one

say this mountain stop dropping and one of the fact that I can hit five minutes

of the fact that I can hit five minutes

of the fact that I can hit five minutes straight out my Lenin Street apartment

straight out my Lenin Street apartment

straight out my Lenin Street apartment door and it’s sort of edge of the

door and it’s sort of edge of the

door and it’s sort of edge of the mountains with my wife and two kids and

mountains with my wife and two kids and

mountains with my wife and two kids and we can be behind the pile of Chinese

we can be behind the pile of Chinese

we can be behind the pile of Chinese made plastic no he’s making

made plastic no he’s making

made plastic no he’s making battery-operated toys but my son thanks

battery-operated toys but my son thanks

battery-operated toys but my son thanks to play or anything away from the 3G 4G

to play or anything away from the 3G 4G

to play or anything away from the 3G 4G like this area and head up to the

like this area and head up to the

like this area and head up to the mountains to go explore some caves or

mountains to go explore some caves or

mountains to go explore some caves or pick up rocks so what is it with all

pick up rocks so what is it with all

pick up rocks so what is it with all this fascination regionality nature for

this fascination regionality nature for

this fascination regionality nature for there are many of people in the

there are many of people in the

there are many of people in the developed world who are longing for just

developed world who are longing for just

developed world who are longing for just such an experience people who feel

such an experience people who feel

such an experience people who feel claustrophobic we surrounded by old

claustrophobic we surrounded by old

claustrophobic we surrounded by old technology and modernity and it’s long

technology and modernity and it’s long

technology and modernity and it’s long for the Gurney’s life of shepherds

for the Gurney’s life of shepherds

for the Gurney’s life of shepherds appendage ILO’s if you’re totally

appendage ILO’s if you’re totally

appendage ILO’s if you’re totally surrounded by there is devising I just

surrounded by there is devising I just

surrounded by there is devising I just desire for something more so for people

desire for something more so for people

desire for something more so for people like this I gave them the opportunity I

like this I gave them the opportunity I

like this I gave them the opportunity I started a tourism business I take them

started a tourism business I take them

started a tourism business I take them out to places like some of the war Kozue

out to places like some of the war Kozue

out to places like some of the war Kozue where there is no internet signal or

where there is no internet signal or

where there is no internet signal or even someone said no for that matter

even someone said no for that matter

even someone said no for that matter it’s there that the opportunity to not

it’s there that the opportunity to not

it’s there that the opportunity to not only climb those mountains but they

only climb those mountains but they

only climb those mountains but they can’t go out the places the three-month

can’t go out the places the three-month

can’t go out the places the three-month of fresh mountain air like horses is

of fresh mountain air like horses is

of fresh mountain air like horses is there milk cow for the first time

there milk cow for the first time

there milk cow for the first time sometimes they get the opportunity to

sometimes they get the opportunity to

sometimes they get the opportunity to try Kyrgyz national dishes like that

try Kyrgyz national dishes like that

try Kyrgyz national dishes like that farm offer because they can spare a bit

farm offer because they can spare a bit

farm offer because they can spare a bit of starry night skies and swim in those

of starry night skies and swim in those

of starry night skies and swim in those hot penguinx and occasionally pick some

hot penguinx and occasionally pick some

hot penguinx and occasionally pick some flowers so what is it before this

flowers so what is it before this

flowers so what is it before this fascination with mission no intention

fascination with mission no intention

fascination with mission no intention major loss of control inside of us that

major loss of control inside of us that

major loss of control inside of us that lots of control is what our souls are

lots of control is what our souls are

lots of control is what our souls are desperately seeking we set schedules to

desperately seeking we set schedules to

desperately seeking we set schedules to control our days we have alarm clocks to

control our days we have alarm clocks to

control our days we have alarm clocks to control our sleeping we controlled our

control our sleeping we controlled our

control our sleeping we controlled our children need and what they watch we

children need and what they watch we

children need and what they watch we have tables to control pain because what

have tables to control pain because what

have tables to control pain because what we eat what we dress and help me look in

we eat what we dress and help me look in

we eat what we dress and help me look in order to control their appearances

remote control and this happens on a

remote control and this happens on a larger scale all over the world as well

larger scale all over the world as well

larger scale all over the world as well we have dams at Remagen 20 years row of

we have dams at Remagen 20 years row of

we have dams at Remagen 20 years row of water we unbox that control access we

water we unbox that control access we

water we unbox that control access we frame your different people to control

frame your different people to control

frame your different people to control access to our social lives and controls

access to our social lives and controls

access to our social lives and controls with their name implies that is totally

with their name implies that is totally

with their name implies that is totally obsessed with big industrial machines he

obsessed with big industrial machines he

obsessed with big industrial machines he knows them all by name and you can point

knows them all by name and you can point

knows them all by name and you can point about to you and say oh that’s an

about to you and say oh that’s an

about to you and say oh that’s an excavator that’s a front loader that’s a

excavator that’s a front loader that’s a

excavator that’s a front loader that’s a bulldozer and what is their purpose very

bulldozer and what is their purpose very

bulldozer and what is their purpose very much the same to try to control nature’s

much the same to try to control nature’s

much the same to try to control nature’s land put aside their side trees and

land put aside their side trees and

land put aside their side trees and rocks centered

rocks centered

rocks centered natural elements and put in their place

natural elements and put in their place

natural elements and put in their place man-made objects that are more easy to

man-made objects that are more easy to

man-made objects that are more easy to control the touch of a button when we

control the touch of a button when we

control the touch of a button when we can’t fully control things such as

can’t fully control things such as

can’t fully control things such as nature we do our best to explain them

nature we do our best to explain them

nature we do our best to explain them into submission things like weather

into submission things like weather

into submission things like weather forecasters try to predict the weather

forecasters try to predict the weather

forecasters try to predict the weather months in advance

months in advance

months in advance psychiatrists delve into emotional

psychiatrists delve into emotional

psychiatrists delve into emotional issues trying to understand our brains

issues trying to understand our brains

issues trying to understand our brains and researchers analysts try to analyze

and researchers analysts try to analyze

and researchers analysts try to analyze things like love and attraction and

things like love and attraction and

things like love and attraction and explain the ways hormones work nor

explain the ways hormones work nor

explain the ways hormones work nor things but deep down inside of us is a

things but deep down inside of us is a

things but deep down inside of us is a recognition that we’re not actually in

recognition that we’re not actually in

recognition that we’re not actually in control Turkey’s heritage traces its

control Turkey’s heritage traces its

control Turkey’s heritage traces its roots back to nomadic societies as

roots back to nomadic societies as

roots back to nomadic societies as people journey down the ancient Silk

people journey down the ancient Silk

people journey down the ancient Silk Roads they had a much greater

Roads they had a much greater

Roads they had a much greater understanding that man is not in control

understanding that man is not in control

understanding that man is not in control things like avalanches and rockslides

things like avalanches and rockslides

things like avalanches and rockslides mudslides could potentially delay carry

mudslides could potentially delay carry

mudslides could potentially delay carry and travel for weeks to months not just

and travel for weeks to months not just

and travel for weeks to months not just a period of a few hours of days such as

a period of a few hours of days such as

a period of a few hours of days such as happened on a hard road this winter with

happened on a hard road this winter with

happened on a hard road this winter with average severe storms thunderstorms snow

average severe storms thunderstorms snow

average severe storms thunderstorms snow storms could be potentially

storms could be potentially

storms could be potentially life-threatening to the animals through

life-threatening to the animals through

life-threatening to the animals through their results not just spoil of an

their results not just spoil of an

their results not just spoil of an afternoon of fun as we grow closer to

afternoon of fun as we grow closer to

afternoon of fun as we grow closer to nature we have a lot to learn from these

nature we have a lot to learn from these

nature we have a lot to learn from these ancient cultures I remember with

ancient cultures I remember with

ancient cultures I remember with fondness back when I was an English

fondness back when I was an English

fondness back when I was an English teacher teaching English in Ukraine to

teacher teaching English in Ukraine to

teacher teaching English in Ukraine to students there was a little boy named

students there was a little boy named

students there was a little boy named oleg and oh they would come to school

oleg and oh they would come to school

oleg and oh they would come to school each day and his parents would drop them

each day and his parents would drop them

each day and his parents would drop them off or he would walk to school but

off or he would walk to school but

off or he would walk to school but instead of actually going into the

instead of actually going into the

instead of actually going into the school building

school building

school building he would just climb a tree is it in

he would just climb a tree is it in

he would just climb a tree is it in school Gary as the semester or on and

school Gary as the semester or on and

school Gary as the semester or on and all his peers were busy doing their

all his peers were busy doing their

all his peers were busy doing their homework

homework

homework Cheers there was a little wave almost

Cheers there was a little wave almost

Cheers there was a little wave almost always on that same tree just looking

always on that same tree just looking

always on that same tree just looking around at nature at the end of the

around at nature at the end of the

around at nature at the end of the semester at the end of the year when

semester at the end of the year when

semester at the end of the year when they were site grades or ever late was

they were site grades or ever late was

they were site grades or ever late was feeling English

feeling English

feeling English building history and mathematics and so

building history and mathematics and so

building history and mathematics and so on

on

on but he got a passing grade for biology

but he got a passing grade for biology

but he got a passing grade for biology because his teachers understood that he

because his teachers understood that he

because his teachers understood that he knew something about biology without his

knew something about biology without his

knew something about biology without his tie instead of nature so just like us

tie instead of nature so just like us

tie instead of nature so just like us the whole lake was learning about the

the whole lake was learning about the

the whole lake was learning about the freedom of nature’s with beasts away

freedom of nature’s with beasts away

freedom of nature’s with beasts away from the control the seizures and

from the control the seizures and

from the control the seizures and textbooks – and learn something about

textbooks – and learn something about

textbooks – and learn something about ourselves and our desire for nature’s

ourselves and our desire for nature’s

ourselves and our desire for nature’s release in our lives and spend every

release in our lives and spend every

release in our lives and spend every nation natural disasters can shake us

nation natural disasters can shake us

nation natural disasters can shake us into just such a reality things like

into just such a reality things like

into just such a reality things like tornado as the Hurricanes and even

tornado as the Hurricanes and even

tornado as the Hurricanes and even earthquake such as we experience all the

earthquake such as we experience all the

earthquake such as we experience all the way up here at night recently he said

way up here at night recently he said

way up here at night recently he said wake-up calls where – that man is not

wake-up calls where – that man is not

wake-up calls where – that man is not actually in control it was back in 2004

actually in control it was back in 2004

actually in control it was back in 2004 do you remember the Indian Ocean

do you remember the Indian Ocean

do you remember the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that killed

earthquake and tsunami that killed

earthquake and tsunami that killed people in 14 different countries and

people in 14 different countries and

people in 14 different countries and actually shook our entire planet these

actually shook our entire planet these

actually shook our entire planet these are reminders that man is I actually in

are reminders that man is I actually in

are reminders that man is I actually in control then there’s something bigger

control then there’s something bigger

control then there’s something bigger than ourselves but it doesn’t have to be

than ourselves but it doesn’t have to be

than ourselves but it doesn’t have to be only after disasters and tragedies that

only after disasters and tragedies that

only after disasters and tragedies that remind us of something bigger than

remind us of something bigger than

remind us of something bigger than ourselves out there climb a mountain

ourselves out there climb a mountain

ourselves out there climb a mountain around here and looking at it from a far

around here and looking at it from a far

around here and looking at it from a far off thing it might not seem too steep or

off thing it might not seem too steep or

off thing it might not seem too steep or hard to find or very big you got into a

hard to find or very big you got into a

hard to find or very big you got into a space and start climbing

space and start climbing

space and start climbing change your mind if you spend half a day

change your mind if you spend half a day

change your mind if you spend half a day to the top of elevation out of way and

to the top of elevation out of way and

to the top of elevation out of way and tired you will realize just how wrong

tired you will realize just how wrong

tired you will realize just how wrong with your initial assessment once a

with your initial assessment once a

with your initial assessment once a consider that the mountains around here

consider that the mountains around here

consider that the mountains around here only half as high is some of Paris on

only half as high is some of Paris on

only half as high is some of Paris on highest mountains mountains like yellow

highest mountains mountains like yellow

highest mountains mountains like yellow Indiana is 1400 metres shorter than this

is not plugging in ancient design need

is not plugging in ancient design need to remember to transcend a word or make

to remember to transcend a word or make

to remember to transcend a word or make a plan first interval continue to

a plan first interval continue to

a plan first interval continue to survive consider that if it wasn’t for

survive consider that if it wasn’t for

survive consider that if it wasn’t for perfect that versus perfect rotation

perfect that versus perfect rotation

perfect that versus perfect rotation around the Sun if we weren’t exactly

around the Sun if we weren’t exactly

around the Sun if we weren’t exactly situated two-thirds of the way first

situated two-thirds of the way first

situated two-thirds of the way first edge of the Milky Way galaxy or we

edge of the Milky Way galaxy or we

edge of the Milky Way galaxy or we didn’t have an eye

didn’t have an eye

didn’t have an eye our planet Jupiter to shield our country

our planet Jupiter to shield our country

our planet Jupiter to shield our country our shirt our planet from the solar

our shirt our planet from the solar

our shirt our planet from the solar system’s asteroid or a unique

system’s asteroid or a unique

system’s asteroid or a unique environment controls the tilt and times

environment controls the tilt and times

environment controls the tilt and times of this planet life would not be

of this planet life would not be

of this planet life would not be sustained to here incredible but here we

sustained to here incredible but here we

sustained to here incredible but here we are today I have not had any control

are today I have not had any control

are today I have not had any control over these factors you would not have

over these factors you would not have

over these factors you would not have any control over these factors but

any control over these factors but

any control over these factors but nobody Paul of history has had any

nobody Paul of history has had any

nobody Paul of history has had any control over this if here we are

control over this if here we are

control over this if here we are continuing to survive even thrive

continuing to survive even thrive

continuing to survive even thrive thousands of years later but there’s

thousands of years later but there’s

thousands of years later but there’s great comfort in this is one you do not

great comfort in this is one you do not

great comfort in this is one you do not have to feel all the plastics pressures

have to feel all the plastics pressures

have to feel all the plastics pressures to try to control everything in your

to try to control everything in your

to try to control everything in your environment if we regularly take Robert

environment if we regularly take Robert

environment if we regularly take Robert Frost road less traveled we might start

Frost road less traveled we might start

Frost road less traveled we might start to find comfort in the fact that we

to find comfort in the fact that we

to find comfort in the fact that we don’t have to control everything in our

don’t have to control everything in our

don’t have to control everything in our environments and not feel threatened

environments and not feel threatened

environments and not feel threatened when any sense of our control is getting

when any sense of our control is getting

when any sense of our control is getting away from this and that’s what means

away from this and that’s what means

away from this and that’s what means nature such a relaxing place to same

nature such a relaxing place to same

nature such a relaxing place to same time again my my two kids two hundred

time again my my two kids two hundred

time again my my two kids two hundred five year old leaves love to head up

five year old leaves love to head up

five year old leaves love to head up into the mountains it’s there that they

into the mountains it’s there that they

into the mountains it’s there that they are free from all of society’s pressures

are free from all of society’s pressures

are free from all of society’s pressures that doesn’t mean why don’t run don’t

that doesn’t mean why don’t run don’t

that doesn’t mean why don’t run don’t pick up rocks don’t throw rocks there

pick up rocks don’t throw rocks there

pick up rocks don’t throw rocks there they free they have no boundaries they

they free they have no boundaries they

they free they have no boundaries they have nature is all around them and they

have nature is all around them and they

have nature is all around them and they can throw rocks it and run they can make

can throw rocks it and run they can make

can throw rocks it and run they can make noise they have that freedom so if we

noise they have that freedom so if we

noise they have that freedom so if we start to understand that

start to understand that

start to understand that in Asia we have that freedom we do not

in Asia we have that freedom we do not

in Asia we have that freedom we do not have to control everything in our

have to control everything in our

have to control everything in our environments or control what we eat or

environments or control what we eat or

environments or control what we eat or how much from the waiter when we last

how much from the waiter when we last

how much from the waiter when we last bathe it is a nation that we are free

bathe it is a nation that we are free

bathe it is a nation that we are free from that control that tells us don’t

from that control that tells us don’t

from that control that tells us don’t work out so hard or study so hard to see

work out so hard or study so hard to see

work out so hard or study so hard to see what money to buy more things that we’re

what money to buy more things that we’re

what money to buy more things that we’re going to have to control that our lives

going to have to control that our lives

going to have to control that our lives nature breezes from the control of what

nature breezes from the control of what

nature breezes from the control of what people view us as beauty in different

people view us as beauty in different

people view us as beauty in different places in fact if you look at all around

places in fact if you look at all around

places in fact if you look at all around this how people view beauty in terms of

this how people view beauty in terms of

this how people view beauty in terms of fashion or clothing your funny jokes or

fashion or clothing your funny jokes or

fashion or clothing your funny jokes or architecture and vary greatly from

architecture and vary greatly from

architecture and vary greatly from person to person or nation to nation but

person to person or nation to nation but

person to person or nation to nation but just a warning snow-capped mountain show

just a warning snow-capped mountain show

just a warning snow-capped mountain show someone to go market or a powerful Snow

someone to go market or a powerful Snow

someone to go market or a powerful Snow Leopard a crystal roommate or a valley

Leopard a crystal roommate or a valley

Leopard a crystal roommate or a valley of flowers responsible universe

of flowers responsible universe

of flowers responsible universe beautiful or even just one flower say

beautiful or even just one flower say

beautiful or even just one flower say what a majors finest perhaps awareness

what a majors finest perhaps awareness

what a majors finest perhaps awareness so let’s not let all the major classes

so let’s not let all the major classes

so let’s not let all the major classes by busy like sarin and since we make a

by busy like sarin and since we make a

by busy like sarin and since we make a weak attempt to control our environments

weak attempt to control our environments

weak attempt to control our environments as we journey down the same paths at the

as we journey down the same paths at the

as we journey down the same paths at the ancient Silk Road let’s remember to stop

ancient Silk Road let’s remember to stop

ancient Silk Road let’s remember to stop at that crossroads venture out into

at that crossroads venture out into

at that crossroads venture out into nature and stop being a loss of control

nature and stop being a loss of control

nature and stop being a loss of control and remember

and remember

and remember DISA and sundresses

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