some would call a river dirty because it's brown, ugly because it's not blue. but a river is brown because it is supposed to be. it doesn't alter its appearance just because someone doesn't like the way it looks. THAT is beauty. THAT is confidence. there's something to be said about the way a river moves, rises, and falls whether we like it or not. rivers need no validation, like much of nature. the trees, the waters, the birds, the sea and the land animals, they were all created before we were. so, who are we to scrutinize them for living out their purposes? who are we to try to make nature appease us? we can learn a lot from the way nature behaves. or are we envious because we aren't equally as sure of ourselves?