Lake Effect

The lake effect is quite interesting. Somehow Mother Nature has bestowed upon certain members of the population, the beauty, and privilege which is living on a lake, while simultaneously adding risks on it. Live on a lake? Colder temperatures. Live by an ocean? Tsunamis. Live in a warm climate? Hurricanes.  To every good thing in this world, there are risks associated with it. When one makes the well thought out decision to move to Florida from boring old Michigan, or Indiana, or even Ohio, they often give up the security of being affected by the weather harshly. Though we often forget the benefits of living in Michigan, take a step back to appreciate the lack of natural effects which we encounter. Living in Florida, or California, the constant threat of a fault line moving or a wave becoming too large is always on the horizon. We may have the occasional blizzard or snowstorm, but our risk probability goes up infinitely once we try to submit to our desires. The idea that from every possible benefit or good thing which may occur, there will always be something in reverse, pushing us back down. As Newton says, "For every action comes an equal and opposite reaction." As the lake effect illustrates, we are never fully able to enjoy anything in our life, because there will always be an obstacle in the way. These observations of the world correlate perfectly with the way that nature interacts with us. If you look closely, for everything in nature, from the roots in the ground, to the clouds in the sky, can represent something within our lives.