Be Humble
The beauty of the trees,
the softness of the air,
the fragrance of the grass speaks to me.
The summit of the mountain,
the thunder of the sky,
the rhythm of the sea, speaks to me.
The faintness of the stars,
the freshness of the morning,
the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me.
The strength of the fire,
the taste of salmon,
the trail of the sun,
and the life that never goes away,
they speak to me
And my heart soars.
~Chief Dan George (Indigenous Peoples Literature)
Indigenous prayer:
‘I ask you to bless the white man. He needs your wisdom and guidance. Please teach him humility.’
June 5th, is World Environment Day. A reason to celebrate a global awareness to assess, and actively uphold environmental protections. The environment has historically been respected and treasured by Indigenous peoples, ancestors and culture, and subsequent policy was adopted by the United Nations general assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment.
This World Environment Day please pledge to be humble, kind and a caretaker of our collective environment and sustainability. Our compassion in action matters.
David Suzuki Foundation: one nature. https://david.suzuki.org
Friends of the Earth International: mobilize, resist, transform.
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