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19 EARTH
We are each an integral part of a living earth which sustains
our bodies.
Our bodies are an extension of the earth. We are a complex system
of
biological functions which depend upon the earth for life.
Our bodies are a part of a perfect biological system which when
viewed by those outside the earth classifies us as no more than
the trees or other life forms that co-exist with us.
We take in the physical energy of the earth through eating, drinking
and
breathing, and we return to the earth our waste, which is then processed
into more energy. In this respect, we are no different than any
other life
form on the earth.
Undeniably we are killing the earth. We are polluting the land,
the water and the air. We are creating waste which the planet cannot
easily break
down. We have already begun to poison ourselves with our own waste.
No matter how intelligent and supreme we consider ourselves, without
oxygen to breathe, we die; without pure water to drink, we die;
and without the fruit of the earth to eat both animal and vegetable
we die. We cannot live outside the laws of nature.
We must create a Life System that works within the laws of nature
or we
will surely exterminate ourselves by killing the earth which sustains
us.
We are each entrusted with the preservation of the earth. No one
has the right to pollute the planet. To do so is an arrogant disregard
for every living thing upon the earth.
The truth regarding the ecological maintenance of the earth is that
it is
individuals who pollute the earth. It is not companies or governments
but the people who work within these companies and governments who
poison the earth. No individual can deny his or her responsibility
by hiding behind a company or government facade as he or she deliberately,
intentionally and maliciously sanctions the pollution of the earth,
which belongs to all of humanity.
Inner peace comes in acknowledging that our bodies are inseparable
from the earth and when we quit polluting the earth we will live
in good health and be able to again enjoy the perfect harmony of
a beautiful world.
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