“Teach the children. We don’t matter so much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale hepatica. Teach them the taste of sassafras and wintergreen. The lives of the blue sailors, mallow, sunbursts, the moccasin flowers. And the frisky ones—inkberry, lamb’s-quarters, blueberries. And the aromatic ones—rosemary, oregano. Give them peppermint to put in their pockets as they go to school. Give them the fields and the woods and the possibility of the world salvaged from the lords of profit. Stand them in the stream, head them upstream, rejoice as they learn to love this green space they live in, its sticks and leaves and then the silent, beautiful blossoms.
It also brings to mind Mary Oliver:
“Teach the children. We don’t matter so much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale hepatica. Teach them the taste of sassafras and wintergreen. The lives of the blue sailors, mallow, sunbursts, the moccasin flowers. And the frisky ones—inkberry, lamb’s-quarters, blueberries. And the aromatic ones—rosemary, oregano. Give them peppermint to put in their pockets as they go to school. Give them the fields and the woods and the possibility of the world salvaged from the lords of profit. Stand them in the stream, head them upstream, rejoice as they learn to love this green space they live in, its sticks and leaves and then the silent, beautiful blossoms.
Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
Wonderful uplifting conversation. Thank you!
It brings to mind this quote: "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
- Nelson Henderson
We planted a Canada Red chokecherry on our city strip last year. It's still thriving! Got a rebate from the City which helped with installation cost.
One more Leave a trail of Love and Kindness ❤️🙏❤️
Love this podcast presentation. Hope as Action, inspiring ❤️🌎
Interested in learning about Aldo Leopoldo. I too plant for the future.
Carrie and Parker we need you to be leaders of our country ❤️🙏❤️