let nature take its course
LET NAY-cher TAYK its KORSS
lɛt ˈneɪtʃər teɪk ɪts kɔːrsListen
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allow events to unfold according to their natural or inevitable process without attempting to intervene, control, or artificially accelerate or impede them; used in medical contexts to suggest allowing the body to heal without aggressive intervention, in ecological contexts to argue against habitat management in favour of rewilding, and in personal situations to counsel patience and acceptance of outcomes that lie beyond one's control; the phrase embodies a trust in natural processes over human engineering
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