A Quote forTuesday

Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was one of the most influential writers of the late twentieth century, though I wish more people knew and appreciated her work. If they did, maybe there would be fewer idiots trying to dismantle environmental protections that arose in part because of her efforts. Anyway, here's something she wrote that bears consideration:

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.”