Gary Paul Nabhan - We need to return to learning about the land by being on the land, or bette

We need to return to learning about the land by being on the land, or better, by being in the thick of it. That is the best way we can stay in touch with the fates of its creatures, its indigenous cultures, its earthbound wisdom. That is the best way we can be in touch with ourselves.

- Gary Paul Nabhan

source: Gary Paul Nabhan (1994). “The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places”, Beacon Press (MA)

topic: Fate, Land, Needs, Indigenous Culture, Thick Of It