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What It Would Take to See the World Completely Differently
Rebuilding our philosophical connection to nature has the largest potential to drive a societal transformation toward sustainability but it is also likely the most difficult connection to change. This is because it demands not only a shift in deeply entrenched and nuanced cultural narratives but also a fundamental transformation in individual minds... See more
Jonathan Aronson • Restoring Respect for Nature: How Mindset Shifts Can Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
Opening oneself to wonder requires faith. To be vulnerable when confronted with the unknown is frightening. If we do not feel a bit lost when talking about wonder, then we are probably not within its realm. The effects of wonder are unique to the viewer, and the artist can merely offer a proposition and hope that it becomes a provocation. In doing
... See moreReally, I think that the spirit of childlike, untrammeled curiosity is what we’re striving for. Not the anal retentive rational person, not the I’ll-go-for-anything channeling flake, but an attitude of: we don’t have to look far for miracles because they’re all around us. Everything is astonishing. The universe on its surface is alive with mystery.
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