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What does it mean?
Institutional walls make one feel small; nature is more sympathetic.
In plain terms
University walls make people feel small; plants feel more sympathetic.
What can you take from it?
Institutions dwarf humans; nature comforts.

Where it applies

  • education
  • personal reflection
  • outdoors

Putting it to work

  • perspective
  • comfort

Questions to consider

  • Where do you find true comfort?
  • Do institutions shrink us?

Another view

Nature is often indifferent to human suffering.

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