Nature

Nature (자연/自然) refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.

Within the various uses of the word today, "nature" often refers to geology and wildlife. Nature may refer to the general realm of various types of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate objects – the way that particular types of things exist and change of their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth, and the matter and energy of which all these things are composed. It is often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness–wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention.

Coverage of Nature
For example, Wikipedia explains "nature" in the following aspects:
 * Earth: Geology, Geological evolution and Historical perspective
 * Atmosphere, climate, and weather
 * Water on Earth: Oceans, Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams
 * Ecosystems: Wilderness
 * Life: Evolution, Microbes, Plants and Animals
 * Human interrelationship: Aesthetics and beauty
 * Matter and energy: Beyond Earth

Legal aspects
Nature is stipulated by the Korean law as an object for protection, as exemplified by:
 * Natural Environment Conservation Act (자연환경보전법)
 * Natural Park Act (자연공원법)
 * National Trust Act on Cultural Heritage and Natural Envioronmental Assets (문화유산과 자연환경자산에 관한 국민신탁법)

Natural places
Natural forests at Jeju, called gotjawal (곶자왈), are unique in kinds of plant and terrain in the world.



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Description by Artists
In history, a number of artists loved to describe the Mother Nature in their own way and style. Here are a few examples, in particular, in Korea.



Photographers & Painters

 * Bae Byeong-woo: Pine trees (소나무 pictured upper left)
 * Kim Chang-ryeol: Water drops (물방울 pictured upper right) from the collection of Leeum

Impressionists

 * Vincent van Gogh: Wheatfield with Crows (1890) from a scene of Akira Kurosawa's movie "Dreams - Crows"
 * Monet and Renoir: Same place on a hill with red flowers at Argenteuil

Classical music composers

 * Tchykovsky: June (Barcarolle)

Musicians

 * Cho Hye-Ryeong: From the End of Evening until Dawn (그 저녁 무렵부터 새벽이 오기까지) on YouTube
 * Bill Douglas: Autumn Song on a personal blog
 * Yanni: True Nature on YouTube
 * John Barry: John Dunbar Theme from the film Dances with Wolves, as compared with the Legends of the Fall

K-Pop performers

 * Busker Busker: Cherry blossom ending (벚꽃 엔딩) on a personal blog

Nature, Let it be.
There are two ways of thinking of nature.

Oriental thinking is typically represented by I Ching's hexagrams and Laozi's Taoism (노자/老子 도교/道教).

While the former shows the image in nature, the latter proposes that the universe works harmoniously according to its own ways. When someone exerts their will against the world, they disrupt that harmony. Taoism does not identify one's will as the root problem. Rather, it asserts that one must place their will in harmony with the natural universe. Thus, a potentially harmful interference is to be avoided, and in this way, goals can be achieved effortlessly.

In this context, Naturalness (자연/自然) is regarded as a central value in Taoism. It describes the "primordial state" of all things as well as a basic character of the Tao. To attain naturalness, one has to identify with the Tao (도/道); this involves freeing oneself from selfishness and desire, and appreciating simplicity. On the contrary, in the Western hemisphere, nature is the object to be explored and developed.

The Bible says to the believers, "Fill (develop) the earth and subdue it. Rule over every living creature in the sea, air and on the ground." After the Paradise was lost, the mankind had to work the ground by the sweat to eat their own food.

As a result, the nature has become the object to be protected from the over- and thoughtless development by mankind. Likewise, a masonic tower (or building) and a fountain, as shown below, and an airplane flying in the sky are symbolic works resulted from the human efforts to act against the natural rule of gravity.