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Agree with what you write. It’s like the concept of “the commons”….that from which we all receive and that which we all contribute: air, water, food production, clean towns & cities, etc. We are all in this together making our way along with …
Oops, somehow I posted twice & tried to delete one, but both comments deleted. So I’ll try again…
Agree with what you write. It’s like the concept of “the commons”….that from which we all receive and that which we all contribute: air, water, food production, clean towns & cities, etc. We are all in this together making our way along with other species and ecosystems we share this pale blue dot with. Homo sapiens (I call us Hubris sapiens) have mostly, tho not entirely, made a muck of things and we may not last much longer….nice to know Gaia (Mother Earth) will be spinning for another 5 billion years or so (til our sun goes all red giant on it), so who knows what may evolve? As I have posted here multiple times, the only reason I want to live forever is to find out how it all turns out!
Barbara, great comment , I just finished read “Facing Gaia by Bruno Latour which is a compilation of 8 lectures which address your comments. The idea that the rights of air, water , land and all species should have agency and voice in our political systems and they recognize no nation states or borders.
Sadly, we have been encouraged to ignore the existence of the common good and treat our fellow humans with respect and dignity, no matter what their faith (or lack thereof,) skin color, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
Oops, somehow I posted twice & tried to delete one, but both comments deleted. So I’ll try again…
Agree with what you write. It’s like the concept of “the commons”….that from which we all receive and that which we all contribute: air, water, food production, clean towns & cities, etc. We are all in this together making our way along with other species and ecosystems we share this pale blue dot with. Homo sapiens (I call us Hubris sapiens) have mostly, tho not entirely, made a muck of things and we may not last much longer….nice to know Gaia (Mother Earth) will be spinning for another 5 billion years or so (til our sun goes all red giant on it), so who knows what may evolve? As I have posted here multiple times, the only reason I want to live forever is to find out how it all turns out!
Barbara, great comment , I just finished read “Facing Gaia by Bruno Latour which is a compilation of 8 lectures which address your comments. The idea that the rights of air, water , land and all species should have agency and voice in our political systems and they recognize no nation states or borders.
Christopher, thanks for the info, will check it out…it just seems to me, well, to be so obvious….smacking us right in the face!!!!
Sadly, we have been encouraged to ignore the existence of the common good and treat our fellow humans with respect and dignity, no matter what their faith (or lack thereof,) skin color, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
Kaboom there now you may rest in peace.