Czechs simply don’t say they’re going camping or spending time outdoors. They say, in Czech, that they are going “into the nature” as though nature, pÅ™íroda, is beyond a place in the woods or other forms of terrain, that nature was a state of mind and had the ability to reverse the crippling, chaotic aspects of life. M.B. Dallocchio
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Camping, or spending time outdoors, is a pleasure to many people. However, for Czechs, the term “nature” implies much more than just camping and outdoor activities. The word “nature” in Czech has an ethereal quality that suggests a state of rest and peace, as well as a state of tranquility. In this case, Czechs don’t go camping or spend time outdoors; they go into nature.

Source: The Desert Warrior

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