reverence for nature

Stephania 2022-03-26 09:01:05

I heard a saying a long time ago that I am always in awe of nature.

At the beginning, the story seemed to be simply a story of a whaler who, for the sake of profit, to satisfy his greed, to search for a group of whales, almost killed everyone who set out on the voyage, and was "chased and killed" by the legendary beluga several times. Even if he left the island for the last time by boat, the beluga whale appeared again. At this time, the protagonist clenched the spear in his hand, ready to fight to the death. At the end of the slow motion, he saw that the spear he had stabbed was still stuck in it. On the whale, he hesitated, missed the best opportunity, and let the beluga swim away from him. The next shot was that the whale did not take a picture of its tail fin, smashed the swaying boat, and ended the whaler's pursuit. life.

In the end, the ending of the story was revealed, people found oil in the ground, and everyone couldn't believe the oil that came out of the ground. (At that time, whales were hunted for whale oil as fuel and chemical industry) Nature has its own grace, just to see if human beings are asking for it in a correct and appropriate way, not unscrupulous, always in awe of nature, be kind

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In the Heart of the Sea quotes

  • Owen Chase: Benjamin, what are you doing?

    Benjamin Lawrence: He's dead. Putting him overboard, sir.

    Owen Chase: Look at me. Look at me, Benjamin. No right-minded sailor discards what might yet save him.

  • Old Thomas Nickerson: We were weeks in the doldrums. That part of the Pacific is more desert than ocean. The sun beating down.