Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite our fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this planet. By choice, or by default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the transient nature of human existence and our relationship with the Earth, emphasizing our responsibility to future generations.
Stewart Udall's quote highlights the inherent connection between humanity and the land we inhabit. It suggests that regardless of our claims to ownership, we are temporary residents of this planet. Each generation has the opportunity and obligation to create a legacy that will impact the lives of those who come after us. This perspective calls for a deeper consideration of environmental stewardship and sustainable living, urging us to think beyond ourselves and to recognize our role in the continuum of life.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech on environmental conservation at a community event.
If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present.
America today stands poised on a pinnacle of wealth and power, yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increasing ugliness, of shrinking open space, and of an over-all environment that is diminished daily by pollution and noise and blight.
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to God alone.
The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis but first of all by living.
The old religionist cried out for his god. The new religionist cries out for some god to be his.
He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed.
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