“But the love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need- if only we had the eyes to see. Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us – if only we were worthy of it.”
Edward Abbey (thanks for the quote, Barbara Woyt)
That is why my heart hurts when I see so much of this:
These are just a few examples through photos taken this past Saturday. I took dozens more that same day — over 100 cars in 5 miles. If only we could see. We are not worthy of the beauty. We miss so much while thinking we are enjoying the wilderness, when we are in fact destroying it.
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such an important post! thank you.
Kate! "While we are thinking we are enjoying the wilderness ...." The quote Barbara shared is spot on. "If only we had the eyes to see ..." ❤️
Why is the gate that was made not closed?
Who can we report this to?
Indeed, Yes,,, Our True & Forever Home, if we will only Stand Up, for Her Now.
Hope you won't mind my sharing an astrological, rather Cosmic, view~ As I believe it will assist us in, Being the Change.
We have entered a time, & are transitioning now, from what is being called, the Old Paradigm (all about me, my way, & my gain), to the New Paradigm~ All about, The We, & Our Collective Gain. The surrender of the Old is challenging, & in order to move into this great shift, the Old must present itself, in not so great ways, including the disturbing photos Kate has shared here. When the reflections of where we are, become unacceptable (we are there!), the People will Stand, as is beginning to happen now. In my view, this grand Shift from the Me, to the We, will require that 100th Monkey #, which I believe will occur, as with all great Change, because it is Cosmically supported now. Even tho it may not look like it, the Standing Up, is already occuring, including with the great assist of human's like, our Big Sur Kate!, an important player moving forward, no doubt, for our precious coast!
I liken this shifting time, to a Cosmic '12~Step' program, necessary, because we have allowed things to become destructive, one of the monitor's of addiction. And our addiction, it's all about Me! We don't have to bottom-out however, to get to Clean & Sober (doing the work necessary), we can begin now! There are a lnumber of adages to use, but my favorite, BE THE CHANGE. 🌅
There is but one God who will respond to your prayers.
Everything else is hopeless gibberish- it will give you no love, it is not holy.
Explore the Lord's Prayer if you want peace and results.
It took me most of a lifetime to understand how this works, but it is well worth checking into.
No offense intended. Thank you.
That gate @ Highway 1 should be closed/locked to keep out this destructive camping.
Infuriating. And heartbreaking that they cannot respect and revere this Beauty.
so sad (:
And, We can make a difference!
😊
Fortunately, We are a Free People, not having to think or do anything anyone insists upon! 😊 Your demand on who God is, is of course your choice.
Happy Trail's All ~☆~ 😇