Civilisations have been destroyed many times, and this civilisation is…

Nhat Hanh
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Civilisations have been destroyed many times, and this civilisation is no different. It can be destroyed. We can think of time in terms of millions of years and life will resume little by little. The cosmos operates for us very urgently, but geological time is different. ✨ Zen and the art of protecting the planet by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2010.
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