IF WE FEEL INTIMATELY UNITED TO EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS, SOBRIETY AND CONCERN FOR PROTECTION WILL SPONTANEOUSLY EMERGE. » (P. 16 & 17)
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THIS SISTER[THE EARTH] SHOUTS BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE WE CAUSE HER BY THE IRRESPONSIBLE USE AND ABUSE OF THE GOODS THAT GOD HAS PLACED IN HER. WE GREW UP THINKING THAT WE WERE ITS OWNERS AND DOMINATORS, AUTHORIZED TO EXPLOIT IT. » (P. 9)