The world is more than your thoughtless commute. We, the collateral, are your wealth, your teachers, your… — Robin Wall Kimmerer
The world is more than your thoughtless commute. We, the collateral, are your wealth, your teachers, your security, your family. Your strange hunger for ease should not mean a death sentence for the rest of Creation.
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