![]() ![]() If this action is devoid of all selfishness, if the idea that directs it is one of unqualified generosity, if it is absolutely certain that it has not sought recompense anywhere, and if moreover it has left visible marks on the world, then we are unquestionably dealing with an unforgettable character.Ībout forty years ago I went on a long hike, through hills absolutely unknown to tourists, in that very old region where the Alps penetrate into Provence. The Man Who Planted Trees By Jean Giono Translation from French by Peter Doyle In order for the character of a human being to reveal truly exceptional qualities, we must have the good fortune to observe its action over a long period of years. May he continue to share his brilliant vision, if not for the 10,000-year view he’s currently exploring, then at least for many years to come. It was there that I read Gregory Bateson’s lovely tree story that Brand relates in this video. Steward Brand now runs the Long Now Foundation for long term thinking. Brand apparently fought hard with NASA to get them to release the famous picture that was on the cover of The Whole Earth Catalog-our entire planet as seen from space. Brand strongly sensed that this image would give a major push to the budding ecology movement as the earth could be viewed for the first time by all of humanity as whole, beautiful, interdependent and fragile.īrand went on to found the Co-Evolution quarterly to which I was a devoted subscriber.
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