You and your parents seem pretty smart then to stick to natural things. Unfortunately yes Western education seems to ruin a lot of good and natural things. We always seem to want to simulate nature rather than be part of it. We have buildings with forests in the side of them here. Rather than people just going to the forest they go to a building to experience it. I mean I understand not everyone can travel to far off distances. But nature is all around us and it's bounty and beauty is everywhere.