Media for me is a window on places that we may otherwise never see or visit. Because what inspires us to act more responsibly is not the logic of preservation, but our capacity to make an emotional investment. Beyond the pragmatic considerations of our own survival, I believe we must love nature for its own sake. We are nature, after all, and cannot help loving the spark of nature within our own beings. Self-acceptance, a respect for the dignity of others, and a reverence for nature are all inextricably linked in ourselves and in our power to love.
Love is our ultimate strength.
More than the word and the number, more than the atom and the chip, love is why we have advanced to societies capable of gazing across the cosmos and tracing the trails of time. We have not always let ourselves be motivated by love. Often we have become bewitched by our apparent power to control the world around us. With love comes understanding and the humility to realize that we are vulnerable yet strong. It gives us the strength to deal with our difficult past and the confidence to move into the great adventure of the future.