I absolutely agree with this. Mankind has set about destroying the natural world for greedy purposes, like a spoiled child, but if every single human being were to disappear overnight, the natural world would not suffer; in fact would not even notice.

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Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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Deborah Barchi

Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.