ALASKA... THE LAND THAT I LOVE
Quotes
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their freshness into you,
and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like falling leaves."
John Muir
"The first peace, which is the most important,
is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize
their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers,
and when they realize that at the centre of the universe dwells the Great Spirit,
and that this centre is really everywhere, it is within each of us."
Black Elk
"Because we all share this small planet Earth,
we have to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature.
This is not just a dream, but a necessity."
The Dalai Lama
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,
places to play in and pray in,
where nature may heal and give strength
to body and soul alike."
John Muir
"The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to see the sacred
where others see only the common."
John Denver
"It is possible to recognize that we can detest someone's actions
without detesting the person; we can hate the sin without hating the sinner.
It's possible to hate and condemn the action, not the person doing it.
In this way, we can drop the burdens of anger, bitterness, and resentment that we carry with us.
We can love more broadly and still maintain our integrity and common sense."
Lama Surya Das
"There is one word of advice and caution to be given to those
intending to visit Alaska... If you are old, go by all means, but if you are young, wait.
The scenery of Alaska is much grander than anything else of its kind in the world,
and it is not wise to dull one's capacity for enjoyment by seeing the finest first."
Henry Gannett, Harriman Alaska Expedition 1899
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."
John Burroughs
�I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station,
through which God speaks to us every hour,
if we will only tune in.�
George Washington Carver
to be continued...