Actually, when I was seven hiking in mountains in Pennsylvania a butterfly landed on me and stayed on me for hours. I was filled with hope and beauty. It was transforming. I've always had phenomenal experiences with butterflies. Ever since, it's just stuck with me.
People can see one plus one equals two.
Children living a thousand feet from a toxic incinerator. We need to put common sense back into the equation. We often look at a forest as only trees, but that's only its perceived value. Its real value lies in cooling the planet, cleaning the air, its ability to store carbon. There is overwhelming science that it protects our climate A forest is more than trees.