Nature rejuvenates so quickly, so completely. Though we often view ourselves otherwise, we are nature.

The quotation juxtaposes nature’s rapid capacity for renewal with human self-conceptions that place us outside or above the natural world. By insisting “we are nature,” it reframes environmental change and ecological recovery as processes that include human bodies, cultures, and consequences—not merely scenery “out there.” The line also carries an ethical implication: if humans are continuous with nature, then environmental harm is a form of self-harm, and stewardship is self-care at a planetary scale. The emphasis on nature’s quick rejuvenation can be read as hopeful, but also cautionary—nature may recover in ways that do not preserve human comfort or dominance.