April 22, 2013

  • Earth Day

    Book Entry

    So, in honor of Earth Day, I would like to give a shout out to all the influences in my life that have given me an Earth conscious mentality.   

     

    Anne of Green Gables.   A kindred spirit who appreciates every flower, tree, and moonlit night.  It makes me believe maybe I am not the only one who takes the time to notice how the sun streams through the tree branches, and how the dew gathers on the flower petals.   

    The elves in Eragon's world.   I've talked about this before.  They sing their houses into trees.  They leave no mark on the land.  No damage is incurred by their existence.  If anything, they enhance the production and well being of the animals and forest they live in.  

    J. R. R. Tolkein's, Tom Bombadil and the Ents.  Opposing sides of the same coin.  Tom represents the timelessness of nature.  It sustains when everything else changes.  The Ents represent the vulnerability to outside forces.  It shows what a devastating loss you can cause from ignorance. 

    Of course Narnia.  I mean, you witness a world from it's creation through it's end.  And the animals talk and have friends.  How could you not sympathize with a world that spent countless years in a frozen winter of hell.  

     

    “Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.” -Anne

    “It was November--the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines. Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that great sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul.” - Anne

    Leah K.