I Sometimes Wonder If Two Thirds Of

Forests ... Are In Fact The World's Air-conditioning System-the Very Lungs Of The Planet-and Help To Store The Largest Body Of Freshwater On The Planet ... Essential To Produce Food For Our Planet's Growing Population. The Rainforests Of The World Also Provide The Livelihoods Of More Than A Billion Of The Poorest People On This Earth... In Simple Terms, The Rainforests, Which Encircle The World, Are Our Very Life-support System-and We Are On The Verge Of Switching It Off.

This Was One Of Those Special Occasions When I Could Actually Feel The Inner Appreciation Of The Beauty Of The Moment Passing Like An Electric Current Through The Brush In My Hand.

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.

If English Is Spoken In Heaven. God Undoubtedly Employs Cranmer As His Speechwriter. The Angels Of The Lesser Ministries Probably Use The Language Of The New English Bible And The Alternative Service Book For Internal Memos.

The Price Of Apparently Cheap Food Is Costing Nothing Less Than The Earth!