Do you remember it? | Earth Day, Part 2

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Kenneth Grahame’s book ‘The Wind in the Willows’ left me with enchantment, awe and nostalgia when I read years ago. There were also instances when it left me feeling alone, scared, and unsafe, only to reassure me with comfort and safety right after. The same way that home, and good parents make a child feel. Nostalgia, in a manner of speaking.

As adults, we are continually in search of this reassurance. When we don’t find it anywhere, we seek it from religion, ideology, or politics. Somewhere that will give us a sense of belonging and certainty, however misplaced. It is nowhere but within us, and it is called faith.…