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Spirituality can have many different definitions, depending on who is asked. It can be something as simple as the search for a higher meaning to life, or something so complex that one may base their beliefs, religion, and life in general around it. There are different ways to express your spirituality; rituals, songs, dances, stories, and writings are all common methods of expression. Spirituality can be found in almost everything. Finding spirituality in something can make someone feel enlightened and bring strong emotions and deep feelings. In some cases, people would be willing to sacrifice almost anything to maintain the integrity of what they believe to be spiritual. In many cultures the earth is considered highly spiritual. There are countless people willing to sacrifice money, material possessions, jobs, and many other things that most people take for granted, just to help keep what they find spiritual in its natural, beautiful, healthy state: nature. some of their writings on their spirituality. Some of these writings are as intricate as the Bible or as basic as a local newspaper article, but the meaning and passion behind them should never be questioned. In Leslie Marmon's "Landscape, History, and the Pueblo Imagination" Silko expresses how her people have a very different meaning of "landscape." For the inhabitants of Silko, the popular definition of landscape as "a portion of territory that the eye can comprehend in a single vision" makes it seem as if the viewer is on the outside looking in. For them, the term landscape is much more than this. . It is not possible to abandon our surroundings, the earth and nature are always around us and we are always interconnected. The ancient... middle of the paper... people who believe that nature is spiritual and it is almost impossible to oppose it. There will always be people who find nature more than just a sight and more than just something to look at. Society should congratulate people like the Haida and Pueblo, people like Joy Williams, people who seek to do good for our planet, rather than just profit from it. Works Cited Silkko, Leslie Marmon. "Landscape, history and imagination of the Peublo". Listening to the Earth. Christopher Hallowell, Walter Levy. Toronto: Pearson Longman, 2005 171-183Suzuki, David. "Introduction to Sacred Balance." Reading Writing Canada. Ed. J Miller. London: W. W. Norton + Co., 2005. 367-375Williams, Joy. “One Acre: On the Devaluation of Real Estate to Keep Land Priceless.” Listening to the Earth. Christopher Hallowell, Walter Levy. Toronto: Pearson Longman, 2005 95-105