Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it.
This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
It might be arrogant to think that we're the only living creations in all of the solar systems that there are. Space is so vast.
The earth has a life of its own.
Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There's no place that we know about that can support life as we know it, not even our sister planet, Mars, where we might set up housekeeping someday, but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here.
Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable.
I haven't inherited the earth from my parents, I am borrowing it from my children.
The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.
Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development.