Our 91-year-old friend, who always stimulates deep conversation, recited the following lines over the lunch table Tuesday, without missing a beat (Lynda asked him to say it again so she could write it down):
In the twentieth century the glory of the human has become the desolation of the Earth.
The desolation of the Earth is becoming the human destiny.
Henceforth all future human institutions, professions, programs, and activities must be judged primarily by the extent to which they inhibit, ignore, or foster a mutually enhancing relationship between humans and the Earth. ~Thomas Berry, 1986 Port Burwell lecture, Ontario
We celebrate Thomas’ vision that transcends and includes all in our planetary life together. Namaste.
1 comments:
Way to go, Thomas.
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