More than a state of mind, earthboundness is fundamentally and essentially a state of being. To acknowledge and become aware for instance of the inner life of all types of animals means stepping a little bit closer to the recognition of the importance of our stewardship of animal's rights and our responsibility toward these rights. To recognize the roles that all kinds of plants play in the basic structure of our earth and its many ecosystems, and to realize the tragedy of the global commons as a consequence of climate change and global warming, is to realize and push closer toward a global system that can sustain and accommodate nature without human depredation, degradation or interference. We can reach more deeply into this well of wisdom to find a natural ethos and a global ethics that serve to underwrite our preservation and continuity upon planet earth. We have only two or three more generations to get it right, even if by then we must live with a population in excess of 9 to 11 billion people.
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