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- Angel Flinn
- March 2, 2013
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The natural world gives so abundantly of its delights that not only does it have water to drink, air to breathe, and clean, healthy food that grows out of the ground… It also has soft, green grass on which we can walk barefoot, glorious flowers that fill the air with intoxicating fragrances, multi-colored butterflies that dance and play above our heads, birds that speak to each other in melodies and fly in that brilliant expanse of blue that we call the sky. And all this is made possible by the life-giving warmth of a magnificent sun, brightening our days with a golden light, illuminating the beauty around us.
In 2013, 13 years into my friendship with this magical wonderland I am blessed to be living in, and 43 years after Tom Paxton wrote such poignant lyrics mourning our impending loss, the loveliness of my own garden holds more meaning to me than ever. Will we always have flowers? Will the forest always have trees? Will meadows always be green? From what I hear about the possibilities, these things are not certain. At the edges of my mind that thought preys upon whatever serenity I am somehow able to maintain, and it brings with it a sadness beyond anything I can possibly express.
“You say there were breezes… I’d love to have felt one…”
And so, I will be sure to smell the flowers now, and to notice the birds in the air now, and to feel the breeze on my skin now, this very moment. At least, that way, if anyone ever says to me, ‘Tell me again, I need to know… The oceans were blue, and birds really flew…?’ I will be able to remember that yes, once upon a time, it really was true.
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Gentle World is a vegan intentional community and non-profit organization, whose core purpose is to help build a more peaceful society, by educating the public about the reasons for being vegan, the benefits of vegan living, and how to go about making such a transition. For more information about vegan food and other aspects of a vegan lifestyle, visit the Gentle World website and subscribe to our monthly newsletter.
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Angel Flinn
Angel Flinn is Director of Outreach for Gentle World – a non-profit educational organization whose core purpose is to help build a more peaceful society, by educating the public about the reasons for being vegan, the benefits of vegan living, and how to go about making the transition.
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96 comments
+ add your ownAngel, one of the most beautiful articles I have read on this site. You transport me back to my childhood and the type of life I long for.
Thank you.
thank you for descriptively writing and allowing our imagination to travel to a part of the globe so serene and inviting.
Humans need nature...Harrison Ford
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I just want to cry. And then go live in garden, or a forest, or a jungle, or just vacation in any one of these places.
lovely story thank you !
What a beautiful story. xx
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thanks
Thank you for this beautiful story Angel F. and Gentle World. It truly is sad that so many will never experience this beauty! However there still a lot of places on Mother Earth that can be cleaned up and become a part of the Gentle World.
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