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The Land and Spiritual Reasoning
... an original inkwell philosophical analysis The land... the second greatest gift(3rd edition - July 2007) by A.O. Kime While the preservation of the land has been a frequent topic, lacking has
been discourse about our spiritual relationship. Invariably, our spiritual
relationship to the land is spoken of in shallowness or treated as if
something only an American Indian would believe. It seems man’s infinite
connection, one of total dependency, has been a sidelined topic.
While it is commonly acknowledged life itself is the greatest gift but
actually the gift of land is equally great. After all, without land, life as we
know it wouldn’t exist. So, in this respect, life and land are the two greatest
gifts. This is not to imply one must start a project... much good can be done during the normal course of doing business and everyday living. Good habits and occasional efforts can do wonders. Earth's resourcesWhile environmentalists have long advocated the preservation of the earth’s
resources for the sake of future generations, they never seem to mention our
spiritual relationship. Volunteers who pick up litter along the
highways probably don’t mention the association much either. All we hear is that
they’re picking up the roadside trash to maintain the area’s natural beauty.
While they're all good reasons, there seems something amiss about taking land for
granted. Since subjacent interests always cohabitate with the first, in a sense it shouldn’t matter which reason is selected if, in the end, all interests are satisfied. However, since the main reasons usually lead to the Creator... the act of substituting reasons is like taking a detour to avoid the subject. So, what's wrong with taking the earth for granted? Well, not much... being
only a matter of sweeping the wonders of life and living under the rug. The environmentalist's war against ranching is another campaign backed by junk science these days. Since many of their gains are ill-gotten, the land becomes tainted and devoid of spirit. In the desert, since stock tanks are no longer filled with water... wildlife suffers. Ranchers built these stock tanks for their cattle... but at the same time improving hundreds of thousands of acres of desert landscape by providing a water source for all wildlife. This was undone by environmentalists. While we should keep on guard against misuse, we should also recognize some projects improve the land. Lovely homes, farms and old barns dotting an otherwise featureless landscape are great examples. Man's ability to turn deserts into row after row of beautiful greenery with commanding order is a godly act. Soil is an amazing phenomenon from which life springs eternal. That growth can occur by simply adding water to unassuming seeds under a thin layer of soil is a miracle. A thin layer equates to an incredibly powerful incubator and like the spirit world itself... pervasive. Political correctnessSo, is political correctness the reason few mention God as the primary reason to properly tend to the land? It seems so. After all, we all sense the peer pressure not to mention God... and we certainly know better than to elaborate on the subject. It's become an awkward conversation piece and makes people uneasy... making one wonder whether it's all about guilty consciences. For that matter, society seldom expresses itself truthfully or bluntly
on anything anymore... bluntness and political correctness being as much diametrically
opposed as spirituality and materialism. Political correctness requires only
selected effects from a particular cause be mentioned. For example, it wouldn't
be politically correct to say a hypocritical society is the root cause behind
alcoholism and drug abuse. On an assembly line, these ills are bred... except
journalists are effectively forbidden to say so because no newspaper would print
it. At any rate, the land is a tattletale as to who is godly and who isn't.
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