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Cultivating a sense of kinship with nature is essential for our wellbeing from "summary" of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
In the old times, before the arrival of the colonizers, the people lived in harmony with the land. They knew that the earth was not just a source of resources, but a living being deserving of respect and reciprocity. This understanding formed the foundation of their relationship with nature, a relationship based on gratitude and kinship. Over the years, however, this connection has been severed. We have come to see the land as nothing more than a commodity to be exploited for our own gain. This mindset has led to the degradation of the environment and the loss of biodiversity. But what we fail to realize is that in harming the earth, we are also harming ourselves. We are all interconnected, part of a larger web of life, and when one part suffers, we all suffer. Cultivating a sense of kin...
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