I Am Living In The Africa I

I've Learned That If You Want People To Join In Any Kind Of Conservation Effort, You Have To Help Them To Care With Their Hearts, Not Just Their Heads.

If You Look Into Their [chimpanzees] Eyes, You Know You're Looking Into A Thinking Mind. They Teach Us That We Are Not The Only Beings With Personalities, Minds Capable Of Rational Thought, Altruism And A Sense Of Humor. That Leads To New Respect For Other Animals, Respect For The Environment And Respect For All Life.

The Hardest Part Of Returning To A Truly Healthy Environment May Be Changing The Current Totally Unsustainable Heavy-meat-eating Culture Of Increasing Numbers Of People Around The World. But We Must Try. We Must Make A Start, One By One.

The Most Important Thing Is To Actually Think About What You Do. To Become Aware And Actually Think About The Effect Of What You Do On The Environment And On Society. That's Key, And That Underlies Everything Else.

The Voice Of The Natural World Would Be, "could You Please Give Us Space And Leave Us Alone To Get Along With Our Own Lives And Our Own Ways, Because We Actually Know Much Better How To Do It Then When You Start Interfering."