1000 Flowers for the Planet - #84 Respect the Planet

1000 Flowers for the Planet - #84 Respect the Planet

I’d like to start the New Year by suggesting we learn ‘respect’. The word ‘respect’ can be used as a verb, which is a doing word – it’s something we do. It’s meaning: to feel appreciative, often deferential regard for something; to esteem something; to avoid violation of something; to avoid interference with something; to relate to something; to refer to something.

Now let me replace the word ‘something’ with the word ‘planet’: To feel appreciative, often deferential regard for the planet; to esteem the planet; to avoid violation of the planet; to avoid interference with the planet; to relate to the planet; to refer to the planet.

It is only by replacing our current disregard for the planet with respect for the planet and ALL things therein, that we can reverse the damage we have done and provide a better future.