The fun we talk about here is the game of “stacking stones”.
In fact, stone stacking has actually existed since ancient times, when humans were still sparse. The ancients used to stack stones to mark the graves of their loved ones who had died, or simply to mark the way in easy-to-lose places. But today, many tourists around the world have the habit of arranging stones into beautiful stacks, both romantic and to make their mark at a new place, and most importantly, to .. .
Only, this action turned out to be extremely harmful, from an environmental perspective.
When stacking rocks, you have inadvertently removed the “roofs” of many other animals.
For the uninitiated, rocks are one of the most important habitats for small animals – from geckos to crabs and insects. But when stacking rocks, you inadvertently remove the “roofs” of many other animals, causing serious damage to their habitat.
It should be noted that many animals use rocks to store water, to shelter from natural phenomena, and to hide from predators. Imagine if a gecko was eaten just because its house was taken away by you, how would you feel? Gradually, such actions will cause species to decrease in number, even become extinct.
At a river or stream, each rock there contains an entire ecosystem underneath.
In many places – such as rivers or streams, each rock contains an entire ecosystem underneath, with plants and bacteria living on it. Then people came, picked up the rocks and folded them, inadvertently causing the ecosystem to become unbalanced.
Less is fine, but if too much rock is carried away, erosion will accelerate, which will then interfere with the flow of the stream.
The fact that tourists arrange stones indiscriminately will accidentally confuse those who come later.
Not to mention, there are many places where the authorities use this arrangement of rocks as a guide for climbers. The fact that tourists arrange stones indiscriminately will inadvertently make those who come later confused, and then cause unfortunate consequences.
There is an unwritten rule about nature: Do nothing to harm it.
It is not natural that tourists like to go to unspoiled places that have not been touched by humans. Everyone appreciates what is natural, and so there is an unwritten rule: do nothing to harm it.
But the act of stacking stones goes against this rule. Although sometimes we just want to leave a little mark, but doing so is no different from someone… drawing graffiti on your wall. Let nature survive in its inherent way, not just for a moment of personal selfishness that damages the unspoiled beauty.