Orr

The whole time that I am reading this essay I couldn't help but think that this guy is completely nuts! He is without a doubt the most radical writer that we read this semester. I would never place biophobics on the same level as sociopaths. Some people just don't like nature, it doesn't make them a good or a bad person. However when I read something I cant help but play devils advocate for Orr. My family says its the defense attorney in me. In todays society we are so immersed in technology that most of us don't remember what it is like to be without it. One of my favorite things to do when I go home to Minnesota during Summer vacation is to unplug. I spend at minimum a week where I shut off my phone, unplug my computer, and cover the television and just enjoy living. And to be completely honest with you its one of the most rewarding times in my year. I get to enjoy the little things, like brushing my horse Peyton or walking out in the swamp with Indy. Spending lazy days floating down the Rum River on an inner tube fishing. Just typing this is making me smile. I cant imagine a world where nature doesn't exist to allow me a refuge. However I do understand that not everyone feels the same way that I do. I was just born a Biophiliac as Orr calls us. Its in my blood and it isn't going anywhere!