"Why Can’t We Be Like Them?" (Why Does Nature Feel More Human Than Us)
Introduction : “Why Can’t We Be Like Them?” is a thoughtful poem comparing human struggles with nature’s quiet wisdom. It asks why we hide, judge, and break apart, while the sky, mountains, and seas embrace all they are without fear. Through gentle reflection, it invites us to grow, forgive, and live more honestly — like the world around us. "Why Can’t We Be Like Them?" (Why Does Nature Feel More Human Than Us) Last day, bored, I went out for a walk— Just a short one, or so I thought. But five hours passed in nature's care, Mountains in the distance, forest air. I came back home with a quieter mind, Thinking of the peace I’d left behind. How calm it felt, how real, how right. It made me pause and think that night. Have you ever wondered, looked and cared, Why the sky feels more alive, than us have dared? It holds the storms, the stars, the sun, the moon— While we shut doors and push hearts away too soon. We push away what we don’t understand, Judging others with a col...