Money is no object. Some lash out, become embittered. Others soften, expand, develop compassion. In 1991, it was estimated that if the Montreal Protocols, the international agreement by 93 countries to ban all CFC use by the year 2000, were successful, Gaia's gown still would not be mended for another century. The Sun is the source of all energy and life, but it has been said that we cannot bear to look upon the face of God.
Laughter is immeasurable.
Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. Those words are the words of Wendell Berry, that rare and wonderful spokesperson for the Earth, for life, for all that is holy. I burst into tears. The facts are that the Earth, as we know it, is terminally ill. To deny that is to deny any possibility for the necessary triage, remission and cure.