Trees are rooted in the Earth in what we call soil but what is really the dust of the ancestors.
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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.
- Listening and the Crisis of Inattention (2022); Exact wording and attribution checked. A poetic ecological reflection on soil formed from past life; not an anonymous traditional saying.
- Listening and the Crisis of Inattention (2022)
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