Whose house is this?
Whose street or neighborhood?
Whose city or town?
Whose country?
Whose planet is this, anyway?
What is the extent of my responsiblity?
What should be the extent of my responsibility?
How can I ever expect global health, peace, and justice
if I am too busy, lazy, apathetic, or stuck up
to pick up the litter lying on my neighbor’s sidewalk?
It may not be much, but it’s a start.
Gaia does not belong to us, we belong to her. If we don’t soon learn to cooperate with each other and the rest of Life, we will be dealt with as is any species that cannot or will not adapt to the laws of nature.
Many ancient peoples were far better at stewardship than any of our modern technological societies. We have gained a lot of knowledge but lost an even greater amount of wisdom.
“It may not be much, but it’s a start.”
If everyone shared your attitude we would be at least facing in the right direction. Striding forward with great vigor and determination does little good if you’re on the wrong path.
“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.”
Albert Schweitzer
Thanks for chiming in and for being a voice of reason, Richard.