The Work of Nature

Our oldest faiths and deepest symbols reflect a primal connection to the natural world, to a living planet that long ago imprinted on the human consciousness a cyclic sense of death and decay, rebirth and renewal We do not question that flesh and bone and leaf litter will decay to dust, that seeds will sprout season after season and find renewed nourishment in the soil, that rivers can flow endlessly without running dry, that we can breathe for a lifetime without depleting the air of oxygen.