The Silencing Of The Rainforests

Language Is Wild - You Can't Fence It Or Tell It What To Do - And It's The Same With People. Even Under The Worst Excesses Of Stalinism Or Consumerism, The Human Spirit Will Still Express Itself.

The Woods Are A Place Where Children Can Go To Think. Children Gravitate Towards These Spaces. When I Was A Child It Was Nothing More Than A Scrubby Little Overhang Under A Rhododendron Bush, But It Was Incredibly Important To Me.

A Functional Media Is As Important To Democratic Freedom As Voting.

The Silencing Of The Rainforests Is A Double Deforestation, Not Only Of Trees But A Deforestation Of The Mind's Music, Medicine And Knowledge.

The Clock, For All Its Precision In Measurement, Is A Blunt Instrument For The Psyche And For Society. Schedules Can Replace Sensitivity To The Mood Of A Moment, Clock Time Can Ride Roughshod Over The Emotions Of Individuals.