We as soft ecologists have a vision of nature that’s quite particular, we believe that nature is our source of life. We require the resources provided form nature such as food, materials, etc. But we do not believe that nature should be exploited as it is in the modern world. Our small communities raise our own cattle, get our own milk our own fruit, in short our own resources. The current use of technology has had a negative effect on the environment by increasing certain gas emission that have affected the land negatively., for example the land is less fertile due to the over use among other negative consequences.

            Looking at our ancestors we could compare the first European pioneers who came to America, with the big cities in our modern society, they came with the idea of development, looking for more resources through which they could develop their new technologies and expand their believes. They overused resources and took more than they needed form the land, for example their obsession with gold that led them to destroy the environment such as forest and pollute rivers, on their attempt to mine the gold out. They led to what eventually became the industrialization of the world, which upon our eyes is an abuse of nature and its resources.

            On the other hand we could compare ourselves with the Native Americans. They maintained their traditions and lived hand by hand with nature. They did not abuse of it exploiting its resources, they took what they needed. They lived in harmony with nature. For example river and creeks had a sacred status for the Cherokee people. For example they had sacred rituals there.

            This connects to us and out convivial with nature and doing as small damage as possible by taking only what we need. We think that the Native Americans way of life and relationship with nature was beneficial for nature due to the respect they had for it. While on the other hand the ambisous view of the pioneers made them look at nature as a tool and as if they owned it and could do whatever they want with it, leading to its abuse.