Perhaps the observation that “children are the future” is cliche. Still, the future depends on the proper training and nurturance of children. They have little power except for their appeal to adult sensibilities are subject to adult whims. Especially in a time of increasing alienation, reconsideration of our treatment of
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Week 17: Our Future
Sustainability
A wise person seeks strategies that succeed over time. Whether the issue is the availability of food and water for the billions of people on Earth or how long one’s personal assets will last, sustainability is essential value in the assessment of and plans for future well-being.
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Diversity
Biodiversity has produced the world as we know it. Our lives would not be the same at all without it. In a time when biodiversity is threatened, awareness, mindfulness and careful stewardship of biodiversity is essential to the future of life on Earth.
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Preserving and Stewarding Nature
We owe a great debt to those who have worked to preserve the natural environment. The national park movement is only a small part of this effort but its symbolism is important, as is the preservation of large tracts of remaining wilderness.
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Chronicling Nature
Others have focused on chronicling nature, mainly through the written word and pictoral images.
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Appreciating Nature
You shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters. [Bernard of Clairvaux, Letter CVI, to Master Henry Murdach.] The mountains are calling and I must go. [John Muir, Letter to Sarah
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Future
Our commitment to all persons includes a commitment to the well-being of future generations. We seek to create and maintain conditions under which people can thrive, indefinitely.
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