To name the world as gift is to feel one’s membership in the web of reciprocity.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Serviceberry (2022 essay; later expanded into a book); Exact wording and attribution checked. Kimmerer describes gifts and reciprocal responsibility in our relationship with the living world.
- The Serviceberry (2022 essay; later expanded into a book)
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