We are part of the earth
We are part of the earth and it is part of us. We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother's heartbeat.
Happiness is the joy of the heart;
joy is the happiness of the soul.
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the human, the air . .
This we know:
The earth does not belong to us
We belong to the earth.
All things are connected
Like the blood which unites one family
We do not weave the web of life
We are merely a strand in it.
And whatever we do to the web
We do to ourselves!