Saturday, July 4, 2009

We Can Plant a Tree

Here's a thought: What if every human being planted one tree each year? What kind of effect might this have on sequestering carbon and stabilizing our global climate?

The commitment would be to care for and nurture that tree through one's lifetime and the tree's lifetime, rather than using it for construction or firewood.

What a lovely new tradition this would be for celebrating one's birthday!

And for celebrating one's Earth home.

And what if we did this together, as the human race, and celebrated our shared stewardship of the planet? How might this develop our sense of community with other human beings, and with all life?