Today a friend of mine discussed with me about his work situation and he concluded with a sigh, “Well, I will let nature take its course!”. I asked, “what NATURE are you refer to?”.
To me, there are at least 2 dimensions to the word “nature” in the expression “Let NATURE take its course.”
The first common one is the meaning of circumstances and “going with the flow”. The second and more subtle one refers to our own nature and default personality. In other words, it is our natural tendency and mentality of dealing with such a situation. When we decide on “letting nature take its course”, we should be mindful what we are referring to.
We may not have a large influence on the circumstances and what happened/will happen to us, but we probably have a much more meaningful impact on how to react and cope with it (the second “nature”).