THE NATURE IN MIND...!!
“Before you call yourself a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, or any other theology, learn to be human first.” CONNECT TO CARE The absence of a deep emotional connection between humans and the natural world is at the root of the environmental crisis. Close your eyes for a moment and see what comes up. Can you visualize the place in exquisite detail? The sounds, the colors, the smells, the subtleties that only you know. Do memories surface? Perhaps you have known this place for a long time. Maybe you spent golden moments from your childhood here? There might be happy memories tinged with sadness or regret? How does it feel when you bring this place to mind now? Please don’t rush. Take a moment to connect. Now another question. How would you feel if this same place was under imminent threat? Imagine someone is destroying it right now. What do you feel? Anger? Sadness? Shock? Resignation? Nothing at all? Can you imagine that you might actually do something immediate and tangible to...