How we treat our land, how we build upon it, how we act toward our air and water, in the long run, will tell what kind of people we really are.- Laurance S. Rockefeller

Terry Tempest Williams
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The world is our land, the air we breathe, the water we drink. We learn to take care of our land and air, to leave them in better condition than we found them. Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” We have all had the experience of being on a trip where someone else gets upset because they cannot find a certain place or have a specific want.

In this case, it is not the tourists who are at fault but those who made their trip possible by planning ahead and having a little extra money to spend on those extras. While those people may have been rude or inconsiderate, they added something to your trip that you might have missed otherwise. It was those people who truly made your trip more enjoyable and memorable.

Source: The Hour Of Land: A Personal Topography Of Americas National Parks

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