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Our Relationship with Mother Earth |
In a very real sense the Earth is our mother. We are the Children of the Earth. This is where we evolved. Although we like to think of ourselves as independent individuals, the reality is that we are interdependent with the rest of humanity and interdependent with the rest of the life forms on this planet. In a real sense the Earth is a super organism that we are all part of. This is where we evolved from the primordial goo together with all the other life that thrives here.
The Earth is our creator. It gives us life and sustains us. We must maintain her so that she can maintain us.
Because we are part of the life on this planet that all evolved together, we are dependent on the other life on the planet. We eat them for food. Plants produce the oxygen we breathe. Bacteria in our stomachs digest our food for us. Without them we would starve. The Earth is a composite life force composed of all life. It can be seen as a super being that we are all a part of. We are all here together, evolving, trying to survive and improve ourselves.
The Earth is also our home. This is where we live in the universe. This is all we have. And it is up to us to take care of our home so that we can thrive here.
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