I would say that there exist a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else, and that our dignity and our chances are one. The farthest star and the mud at our feet are a family; and there is no decency or sense in honoring one thing, or a few things, and then closing the list. The pine tree, the leopard, the Platte River, and ourselves - we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together. We are each other's destiny.
Mary Oliver, from Upstream: Selected Essays
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Beautiful fall images and Mary Oliver. I knew it was her, or at least someone else, when the Platt River came into it. Thanks and have a wonderful Sunday!
Mary Oliver always touches the heart strings.
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