When we recognize the virtues, talent and beauty of Mother Earth, a sense of connection and love is born in us.

"We have constructed a system we can't control.  It imposes itself on us, and we become its slaves and victims.  We have created a society in which the rich become richer and the poor become poorer, and in which we are so caught up in our own immediate problems that we cannot afford to be aware of what is going on with the rest of the human family or our planet Earth . . . [But] when we recognize the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection - love is born.  We want to be connected.  That is the meaning of love, to be at one.  You would do anything for the benefit of the Earth, and the Earth will do anything for your well-being."

Thich Nhat Hanh,

Vietnamese Zen teacher

Photo: Avalanche Lilies, Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, WA; July 28, 2013

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