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25 Apr 2025, 09:33
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An alder leaf, loosened by wind, is drifting out with the tide. As it drifts, it bumps into the slender leg of a great blue heron staring intently through the rippled surface, then drifts on. The heron raises one leg out of the water and replaces it, a single step. As I watch, I, too, am drawn into the spread of silence. Slowly a bank of cloud approaches, slipping its bulged and billowing texture over the earth, folding the heron and the alder trees and my gazing body into the depths of a vast breathing being, enfolding us all within a common flesh, a common story now bursting with rain.
Which of the following can be most precisely inferred about the observer’s relationship with the natural scene described?
(A) The observer perceives a symbolic kinship between themselves and the elements of the natural world.
(B) The observer recognizes their emotional reaction as separate from the physical reality of nature.
(C) The observer is consciously aware of projecting personal meaning onto an otherwise indifferent environment.
(D) The observer interprets the moment as evidence that all forms of life are governed by the same natural rhythms.
(E) The observer views the natural world not as separate from themselves, but as an extension of their own consciousness.
Which of the following can be most precisely inferred about the observer’s relationship with the natural scene described?
(A) The observer perceives a symbolic kinship between themselves and the elements of the natural world.
(B) The observer recognizes their emotional reaction as separate from the physical reality of nature.
(C) The observer is consciously aware of projecting personal meaning onto an otherwise indifferent environment.
(D) The observer interprets the moment as evidence that all forms of life are governed by the same natural rhythms.
(E) The observer views the natural world not as separate from themselves, but as an extension of their own consciousness.
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27 Apr 2025, 00:41
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Can someone please explain why E is correct, while D is wrong ?
27 Apr 2025, 06:42
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(D) The observer interprets the moment as evidence that all forms of life are governed by the same natural rhythms.
This is tempting, but it turns the personal, spiritual experience into a general principle. There’s no explicit claim about "all forms of life" — it’s more about oneness in the moment.
This is tempting, but it turns the personal, spiritual experience into a general principle. There’s no explicit claim about "all forms of life" — it’s more about oneness in the moment.
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