The most important things

That was a title of a newspaper's column , actually " Five most important things in life ", according to a book writer. There was short description on author's new published book and a note about her life . I don't know if it is a regular column in this newspaper , as I very rarely read this one . But the answers were interesting , especially that not too many people would regard them as worth to mention . She chose :

• earth ( literally closeness to soil in garden or mountain )
• stillness
• animals
• culture
• wine

I think a few people could consider earth as one of the most important things in life . Actually ,quite opposite most people could think that contact with the ground ,stones and wild plants is somehow obscure.If we look closely , what our civilisation do with the earth's surface - no wonder . Humans don't like being in the land where everything is untieded - wild grasses and the soil is full of germs .The best thing is to sow green grass , dispose pebbles and put on the ground slabs , asphalt , concrete . Seed around only friendly plants , flat all bumps , put fences .

The strangest thing for me is that many people from cities going on holidays choose the same environment for having a rest . I mean , instead of concret jungle of  streets , buildings , pavements  and so on , similar landscape of exclusive coastal resorts .Same pavements , glass and concrete , shops and hotels . Moreover, you don't have to even move to the local beach ,which is often full of stones and water is salty-you can enjoy
splashing in the pool right by the hotel , sipping Tequilla from the bar .You can visit water center build near -by .No smell of seaweeds , no sound of noisy seagulls . Everything clean and cousy .
But what's the point to spent holiday time in places which actually looks and sound in the same way like in the city ? Why to go to exotic places if you only sit in modern looking surrondings , with possibility of nice view from the window or deck-chair ?

So who else thinks that everyday contact with mother-earth  vital for us , humans ?