I think we all knew it would. Enjoy the ride. The characteristics of the environment in which we develop condition our biological and mental being and the quality of our life. Even were it only for selfish reasons, therefore, we must maintain variety and harmony in nature. Rene Dubos, microbiologist.
All beings breathe.
As all beings breathe together in various ways and in different time frames and places, we form the one great breath of Life, an intricate, dynamic weave, interdependent, complete, musical, surprising. Secondly, I see an earth on which the human population has decreased to a sustainable and stable level. Then and only then do I see a return to family, community and envirnmental values that are so important to human society. I see a resurgence of the beautiful dynamic of human interaction and of compassion for the world and community in which one abides. I see an earth on which human communities have formed and have come to know and understand the bioregions in which they reside.