

We look but we may not apprehend or comprehend. We see what we want to see, not what is actually before our eyes. So why don't we reciprocate their allure? Jon Kabat-Zinn - an American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine - poses a simple yet provocative question.Ĭan we feel it? Can we know it? Can we be embraced by it? And when might that be? When? When? When? When? When? We most certainly see, hear and smell them daily. This colourful kaleidoscope of ‘light and shadow, form and colour’, is constantly seeking - and failing at the same time - to catch our attention. We are not alone, as nature conjures up a much bigger universe with the trees and flowers, birds, grasshoppers and beetles that surrounds us every day. We have long been aware that our five senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch - is the epicentre for how we connect with each other. Every once in awhile, amidst the hustle and bustle, it is important to shut everything down and reconnect with nature.
