We are interdependent with the body of the Earth. The minerals of the soil make up our wheat and our bones, the storm clouds become our drinks and our blood, the oxygen from the trees and forests is the air we breathe. The more consciously we realize this shared destiny, the more compassion arises for the earth itself. 

~ Jack Kornfield

Sequoia, Sequoia National Park – photo by travelview, bigstockphoto.com