Leonardo Da Vinci on Nature & Gardening
Leonardo da Vinci was a great man for studying an assortment of diverse subjects which he likened to studying nature. This makes sense because like most things in life - nature is full of connections. For example: crops or plants in general need air, soil, water, sun, wind to grow successfully. Likewise the best plants and the best people need to be given the best diet and living conditions so as to thrive as organisms.Leonardo was a perfect example of this maxim: he was born into a well off family, he ate the best food, he studied under the best teachers, he strived to do the best he could with his life. You could say if it wasn't for his being born into a privileged class the world would never have heard of this time honoured genius.
If I was alive in Leonardo's time I would have made my way to Italy and asked him personally would he take me on as his gardener. Okay, the man did move around a lot, but he would have needed a handy gardener/ sort of butler/ chauffeur (horse drawn carriage) to help him with his many appointments etc. So I would have qualified as his perfect servant. But I would have endeavoured to enlighten Leonardo about horticulture and the vast world of plants and their associated organisms. I'm sure Leonardo would have listened and debated with me at great lenght on these interesting subjects.
Naturally I would have had to be proficient in Latin in order to communicate with Leonardo; Latin being the language of the educated 'well-off class'. But I would have tried my best because I would have been inspired by the 'Master' himself to achieve my full potential....
posted by Thomas @ 1:25 am
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