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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Plant life ethics --for real
  • Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:19:18 -0400



eureka AT hctc.net wrote:
I like the Native American notion

I can tell I'm in for it now....lol


that the Earth does not
belong to us, we belong to it. We have some very large oaks here, including one on the national registry across the street that is estimated to be over 3,000 years old. I think this is why some tribes called trees "keepers of the law". I know my oaks "saw" many residents come an go in their lifetime...Indians, the pioneer blacksmith, the turn of the century preacher, the early postmaster, the modern pharmacist, and now me. It seems ludicrous to think I own these trees. They will hopefully be shading the next many owners in generations to come. Perhaps they look at us like we do our pets--something they take care of whose lifespan does not match theirs.

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"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Ronald Reagan




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