Emphasis on the... Huh?

I really enjoyed the class discussion on 10/4. When we were discussing how little do us large humans see the world. Better yet, a small creature such as an ant can be personified to view the world with his centipede-like eyeballs in a large manner. Stories or poems such as that shows us the relevance in portraying the world in a larger manner. There is truth in the ideal that humanity escapes the wonder or remorse towards our planet earth. Earth is remarkable and powerful and endures a sense of wonder due to the unknown. It is also ironic that something so minuscule and improbable would stir up such a controversy over our world's remarkableness. Little enough do we see the smallest aspects of this earth such as an ant or other insects, but better yet- they view our culture entirely. What amount of emphasis do humans place on the "real world?" Little to none at all. Relating back to my last post, people in today's society put major emphasis on technology. The use of technology could arguably be the source and cause as to why people, especially those in the most recent generation, are weakening their sensibility about nature. We are such a technology based culture in today's society that even the biggest natural disasters are forgotten. If you ask certain people what the Dust Bowl was, they may answer in "I don't know." This is common. Many people, especially young adults, do not understand the battle within nature that our ancestors and others had in trying to make our environment recognized and beautiful to be absorbed until current time. Their struggles in nature (i.e. the Dust Bowl) were their biggest challenges and successes in nature. People may not understand the empowering movement that that part of the country had to overcome in order to survive. We have it so lucky in this day. Materialistic things are placed on a higher standing than distinguishing the true beauty that surrounds us daily.