Survival Chess
If the Earth Loses We All Lose
Yesterday was Earth Day. But in truth, every day is Earth Day. Amid escalating conflicts and nations warring against nations, there’s one thing we can–and must–all agree on: In the end, only one war matters — the war against our planet. Because if the earth loses, we all lose.
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“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” ~Gaylord Nelson
“If you watch the world in silence, you will have more chance to understand how the world is a miraculous ship! It is totally up to man that this blue ship continues its travel in the infinity of the universe together with all its passengers!” ~Mehmet Murat ildan
“Only the most arrogant, shortsighted, and spiritually bereft of our species would say that, at any cost to other species, we need only worry about our own.” ~Timothy Walker
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
“By day the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp.” ~Cormac McCarthy
“If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.” ~Jeannette Walls
“Away, away, from men and towns,
To the wild wood and the downs —
To the silent wilderness
Where the soul need not repress its music”
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Someday, I hope that we will all be patriots of our planet and not just of our respective nations.”
~Zoe Weil
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Such a great reminder that we are stewards of this planet. Thank you, Mitch!
The latest David Attenborough TV series in the UK, Secret Garden, celebrates the wildlife in our own gardens, and is fabulous, humbling and inspiring. Our planet is beautiful, and we really need to protect it for future generations.
“It is totally up to man that this blue ship continues its travel in the infinity of the universe together”
Do you really subscribe to that world view?
Well said, every day is Earth Day!
I love it when you make these slideshows, no matter the subject. . . There is so very much wonderful about our planet ! Love the Antelope Valley picture – the surprizing impossible forms and colors, it looks like taffy being pulled
We’ve not done well with that which we’ve been entrusted. Wildness, wonder, beauty, brains, choices…we have no one to blame for the damages and degradation but ourselves. Thanks for this amazing post.
The earth we are currently terraforming in plastic with plans for AI data centers to consume masses of water and energy….it seems our system is divorcing us from nature and building a world more toxic to humans, every day. Our hope lies in individuals making decisions to not go along to just get along. We need to resist the tech titans and bring back some balance, you know, common sense…
Yes, so very important
Every day is earth day. We are to be good stewards of what God has given us. In that, thank you for the images. I always appreciate the pictures.
Love this Mitch, especially Gandhi, Weil and Walls. And I agree, everyday is Earth day!
The Gandhi quote is quite convicting!