Rachel Carson, wise naturalist and conservationist extraordinaire expressed herself this way 60 years ago:
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."
It seem as if we haven't received this message in our lives yet, and I fear that one day, there will be no assurance of nature's patterns if we continue as we are.
Furthermore, it feels almost as if I could have written this, for she has expressed exactly what I feel; it is as if we share something that is elusive to many.
2 comments:
So encouraging to encounter minds that echo our own thoughts...even from 60 or more years ago. That, to me, is the beauty and magic of the written word.
Yes, Shelley - putting things down in words connects us over time, for sure.
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