“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
― Sophocles
When have you had the humility to see that you were off course, and to repair the damage?
Earth Day
“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.”
― Pete Seeger
What have you chosen to do without for the sake of the earth’s health?
Easter
The idea of a rabbit that lays chocolate eggs is, of course, ridiculous. So is the idea of a man who has been dead for three days coming back to life. “Ridiculous” and “worthy of attention” are not necessarily at odds.
What ridiculous thing has a cherished place in your heart?
Restoring Honor
“We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we don’t have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth’s beings.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer
How do you seek to honor, and be honored by, the earth’s beings?
Passover
The Passover Seder traditionally ends with the declaration “Next year in Jerusalem!” The ceremony, which celebrates Jews escaping slavery and making their way to the Promised Land, concludes with looking forward to the restoration of the Temple that was destroyed in that land so many centuries ago. Prayer and probability don’t necessarily line up.
What do you wish could be restored, even though you don’t think it could ever happen?