Far too many people have lost their connection to the earth. The earth is not something that we use to get as much productivity as we can, something different from “us.” We are the earth and the earth is our mother and provider. Sometime over the last 10,000 years the cultural idea that we are not of the earth, and the earth is ours to dominate and control crept into the minds of our culture.
In my opinion, we do not have to change mankind, we have to change our own behaviors. I heard someone say, one penny on a train track does not do anything but a million pennies can derail a train. Well, be that penny, be that one person who recycles on a daily basis to produce as little waste as possible; buy organic foods, support local businesses that purchase and produce products that respect human and animal life. Every choice you make has an impact not only on your life, but all life around you. Change your behaviors, change our world!