The Earth doesn’t need us at all, it certainly doesn’t need us to awaken. It needs us to pay attention, to get involved, and to become ecologically literate.
If people need to have woowoo spiritualism to appreciate nature, let them IMHO. Its better than people destroying ecosystems. The only real concern I have is people ignoring people as part of that ecosystem or infantalizing other parts.
I would rather people respect that they have immense power, and thus responsibility, but also so can the rest of nature and thus responsibility.
You know chastise racoons, train dogs, listen to the birds, carry the spiders you like to better homes, kill with gratitude and understanding, give back when you can, etc, etc.
“Healthy respect” is still my go-to
If people need to have woowoo spiritualism to appreciate nature, let them IMHO. Its better than people destroying ecosystems. The only real concern I have is people ignoring people as part of that ecosystem or infantalizing other parts.
I would rather people respect that they have immense power, and thus responsibility, but also so can the rest of nature and thus responsibility. You know chastise racoons, train dogs, listen to the birds, carry the spiders you like to better homes, kill with gratitude and understanding, give back when you can, etc, etc.