All The Time I Feel I Must

Only The Other Day I Was Inquiring Of An Entire Bed Of Old-fashioned Roses, Forced To Listen To My Ramblings On The Meaning Of The Universe As I Sat Cross-legged In The Lotus Position In Front Of Them.

It Is Now 14 Years Since I First Suggested That Organic Farming Might Have Some Benefits And Ought To Be Taken Seriously. I Shall Never Forget The Vehemence Of The Reaction.. Much Of It Coming From The Sort Of People Who Regard Agriculture As An Industrial Process, With Production As The Sole Yardstick Of Success.

Organic Farming Has Been Shown To Provide Major Benefits For Wildlife And The Wider Environment. The Best That Can Be Said About Genetically Engineered Crops Is That They Will Now Be Monitored To See How Much Damage They Cause.

I Think We Need To Recover The Depth, The Subtlety, The Generosity Of Imagination, The Respect For Wisdom That So Marked Islam In Its Great Ages.

Any Difficulties Which The World Faces Today Will Be As Nothing Compared To The Full Effects Which Global Warming Will Have On The World-wide Economy.