Etiquette of Freedom by Gary Snyder: Author Gary Snyder, a native of America, writes the essay titled "Etiquette of Freedom." He starts out by stating that because of our frequent juxtapositions, humans are losing their ethos. He asserts that understanding local customs can include both birds and flowers. We cannot understand the customs of freedom until we are familiar with the local issues. He claims that we should understand nature and wildlife since they all provide us unrestricted freedom. We are animals since we are descended from chimpanzees or monkeys, who share many traits with humans. The author contends that our bodies are wild because both people and animals feel fear and require nourishment to survive. It can be erroneous to believe that people are superior because of language and culture, yet animals also communicate in ways that are different from those of humans. By the mother's direction with blunders and corrections at the age of five, language is initially taught at home.
Both nature and civilization exhibit order and rules. People can learn from the laws of society that our predecessors deduced from nature as well as from the books they read. We balance the thoughts that spontaneously originate in our minds with the external environment. We don't have the right to kill or torture animals in the name of freedom. Only if the ecology is preserved will we be able to enjoy every kind of freedom; else, human civilization would come to an end. The original kind of meditation and a practice of heart and soul that is fundamental to humankind, walking is a wonderful trip. Walking strikes the ideal blend between spirit and modesty. The songs, proverbs, sayings, stories, myths, etc. that go along with this experience of the nonhuman members of the nearby ecological community are part of what it means to be well-educated. Ecology is tied to us on a level that matters, and it also serves as a lesson in mindfulness and readiness. It is possible to learn about certain plants and animals and their uses in an astonishing way that never reduces them to mere objects or commodities. This education is empirical and perfect. Overall, nature teaches humans numerous things to learn because we are symbiotic.