Thou shalt be in conversation with Nature and through that conversation explore the Mystery of Love and Death.
God speaks to us through the wonders and beauty and mysteries of Nature. We must learn how to listen. We are commanded to go out:
To see the new green by the brook,
To see if the vines had blossomed
And the pomegranates had bloomed. Song of Songs 6:11
Not only must we listen and watch and wonder, but we must know our own wildness, experience all the passion of being a holy animal. We are commanded to:
Be like a gazelle, a wild stag
On the jagged mountains. Song of Songs 2:17
As we get to know the cycles and rhythms of the Natural world and begin living the rhythms of moon and tide, seed and harvest — the power and intimacy of Love can transform us. Our conversation with Nature deepens, and we begin to notice that in every death, the seeds of new birth are hidden. With the Lovers in the Song of Songs we cry:
For Love is as strong as Death
Its passion is as harsh as the grave,
its sparks become a raging fire,
A Divine Flame. Song of Songs 8:6
See also Shir HaShirim (Matot), Shir HaShirim (Beshalach), and Shir HaShirim (Nitzavim).