As I was reading I read about land ethics of the North and South American Indians. According to the Cogi of Peru, "The Great Mother taught us right and wrong. Now they are digging up the Mother's heart, and her eyes and ears. Stop digging and digging." There land ethic is simple. The believe "if we act well, the earth will survive. If we do not, it will not." I believe that many of the ills of the earth are due to human activity. I try to do my part to protect it in my small way, but sometimes one can feel like 'whats the point?' if most everyone else is not doing their part. However, when the Cogi say if we act well, the earth will survive, that gives me hope that my small part and other people who feel the same way will make a difference. I do wonder how things would be like if our government had the same simple philosophy. Afterall, they know dern well right from wrong. They just choose to ignore. If they didn't would we be having the environmental crisis of today? It just makes me sad to think of what the earth is going through...she is trying to heal herself.
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