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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Well, even stewardship kind of implies that one is tending something 
lesser than themselves, something dependent and something that needs 
attention, but plants have lived on this planet far longer than animals, 
for sure.   Is it our ego that makes us think they even need stewardship?

Bev

Bunjov AT aol.com wrote:
> I don't think it's rationalization. I think it's the result of having a  
> conscience - and consciousness, and realizing we are only a small part of the  big 
> picture - and that it behooves us to keep that in mind.
> Sandy
> Mid-Mojave
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> In a message dated 10/10/2008 9:20:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> erthnsky AT bellsouth.net writes:
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> Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> > Deep thinking, Bev :-)  I  sometimes wonder things like that, too. I've 
> > often noticed that  volunteer plants do better than ones I plant and 
> > 'tend' (try to bend  to my will?). Makes me think. I like the idea of 
> > stewardship or  care-taking rather than dominion.
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> I think, I just don't always  express myself well. :)
> I like the idea of stewardship, too.  Is that  rationalization to suit 
> our needs?
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> Bev
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