Response #3.

In Skyla's blog, she asks, "What aspect of nature (whether it be a tree, flowers, the sky) do you find most appealing to view as a piece of art work and why?"

I've always loved the way trees turn out when interpreted as art, because it's so varied in how artists interpret them and it's always interesting to see what comes from the artists' minds. Trees, to me, have always been a symbol of both spirituality and the natural journey through life, i.e., we have roots in our families and where we grew up, but as we grow, we branch out and touch other people's lives until everything becomes an interlocking community of us and our lives and our emotions and feelings. It's a really symbolic, powerful image and when it's displayed in art, the meanings can be overwhelmingly beautiful.

My question is, "Why, in Plato's time, was the act of succumbing to grief seen as a 'womanish' thing to do, and why was it shameful for men to do if grief is a part of human nature?"