"Go quietly, Carry little."

Poetry, quotations, personal reflections from a lover of the wilderness, a lover of the silence....


Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Wilderness

"In wilderness people can find the silence and the solitude and the noncivilized surroundings that can connect them once again to their evolutionary heritage, and through an experience of the eternal mystery, can give them a sense of the sacredness of all creation." ~Sigurd Olson (1899-1982)




Wilderness...is a profound educational resource schooling overcivilized humans in what we once knew but unfortunately forgot." ~Roderick Nash, Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections and Solutions
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6 comments:

  1. ValDecember 16, 2008 at 5:19 AM

    I wouldn't be far off base to guess that you are seriously wanting some of this wilderness time, eh?

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  2. ADecember 16, 2008 at 8:35 AM

    Bullseye

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  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    "Overcivilized," I like that. Two great quotes...

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  4. ADecember 16, 2008 at 11:34 AM

    Dharma Bum,
    It's good to see you here, my fellow metropolitan Minnesotan. :)

    I'm glad you liked the quotes. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
    Peace

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  5. lucyDecember 16, 2008 at 9:32 PM

    thanks for sharing these and especially the photo of sigurd...for some reason i was certain he was a she :-)

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  6. ADecember 17, 2008 at 7:23 AM

    Lucy, I am glad. :)

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