Earth Day 2022 and Beyond...

For those that may not know, Earth Day 2022 is coming soon on Friday, April 22. This year's theme as announced by EARTHDAY.ORG is “Invest in Our Planet.”

This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, our livelihoods… together, we must Invest In Our Planet (EARTHDAY.ORG, 2022).

In honor of Mr. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Founder and our dear Mother Earth, I'd like to share a few relevant quotes...

I also became close to nature and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed. James Dean

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! Sitting Bull

Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind. Amit Ray

Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself. L. Wolfe Gilbert

Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carson

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Khalil Gibran

The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. Leo Tolstoy

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare

The earth is what we all have in common....the care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope. Wendell Berry

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either. Joseph Wood Krutch

Everything costs and costs the earth. Maya Angelou

We are living on the planet as if we have another one to go to. Terry Swearingen

There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. Marshall McLuhan

The earth is but one country and humankind its citizens. Baha'U'Llah

The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth. Marlee Matlin

The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. Leo Tolstoy

The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations. Pope John Paul II

Do no dishonor to the earth least you dishonor the spirit of man.
Henry Beston

This land, this water, this air, this planet - this is our legacy to our young. Paul Tsongas

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Native American Proverb

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Founder

Conservation is not merely a question of morality, but a question of our own survival. Dalai Lama
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