Suzuki Speaks

The environment is important because it is an integral part of us; just as we are an integral part of it. That is why we have a responsibility toward nature. Everything on the Earth is connected. This fact explains why the generations before us were more attentive to the things around them. The environment is us and we are the environment, so we influence it and that has an impact on us in the end. We are made of four sacred elements from the environment which are earth, air, fire and water. Air is the main connector of life in general; it connects every living being together even though there is no contact between these elements. We need the oxygen that comes from trees and trees need the argon that comes from our breath. Water is a big part of the human body, so what we do to water, we do to ourselves at the same time, because we will drink this water one day. Water goes into the earth and contributes to fertilizing the soil. This same soil reacts to the energy from the fire of the sun. Because of this energy, some vegetables grow and contribute to our nutrition. The cycle always renews itself over and over. However, the cycle has been broken because we have separated ourselves from the rest of the elements. We do not interact directly with the environment anymore. One of the main causes is the media. The media act like a third party that interferes between us and the environment. The media does that we don’t feel to be the environment by giving information without any explanations. That is another big victory for the media against us.