When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship.
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What other species now require of us is our attention. Otherwise, we are entering a narrative of disappearing intelligences.
Interpretation
What this quote means
We must pay attention to other species to prevent their extinction and the loss of biodiversity.
Terry Tempest Williams highlights the urgent need for humans to recognize and honor the existence of other species. If we neglect this responsibility, we risk creating a future devoid of diverse intelligences and ecological richness, ultimately diminishing the value of life on Earth.
Themes
AttentionSpeciesExtinctionBiodiversityIntelligence
In practice
Example use cases
During a conservation seminar, I quoted Terry Tempest Williams to emphasize the importance of protecting endangered species.
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Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn, and to sing at dusk, was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.
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I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge exists in my capacity to love. If I can learn to love death then I can begin to find refuge in change.
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How do we remain faithful to our own spiritual imagination and not betray what we know in our own bodies? The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy.
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The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.
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