How lovely earth must have been before the appearance of the human being. Maybe God should have stopped while She was ahead, and skipped that final piece of work. But then, who would be aware of how lovely it all was? Who would offer it all back to Creator in a breath of gratitude?
So after creating the other species that do just about everything better than we do, God created one whose work was simply gratitude: to offer each scent of mint, sigh of evening pine, flash of eagles at sunrise, dew on a violet, gaze of a friend, back to Creator in an empty grail of pure Awareness.
Earth's healing does not begin with political struggle, redistribution of wealth, green technology, or even a peace vigil. These are effects, not causes. Earth's healing begins inside, silently, gently, as a return to Wonder.
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