pretend you're a river, a forest. by derrick jensen

[tink037]

When I read this passage for the first time in his book Endgame, I started to cry when he was talking about how you (the river) miss the fish and the forest and the humans...

... "and you want them back"

[th3inquisitiv31]

"I seen the future and its hopeless"

Makaveli

[tink037]

@th3inquisitiv31

you quoted Makiavelli "I've seen the future and its hopeless"

Maybe for human beings or for most human beings its hopeless. But not for the earth because it will live on whether we are here to destroy ourselves or not. After we're gone paradise will rise again.

[th3inquisitiv31]

I agree that "after we're gone paradise will rise again," but not before "we" take a few species of plants and animals with "us". . . .

[IAMME000]

absolutly beautiful

[idemandmydreams]

this is really one of the best videos with derrick jensen i've seen so far.

[Christinecedar]

yes, want them all back, or we will die.

[fckuvrymch]

so sweet.

[brianthelotus]

resonating deeply - thank you...

[mikezephyr]

i need to make a response. this is probably my favorite passage from jensen's works. fucking amazing.

[gleefulsabotage]

one of my favorites as well, along with the one about familiarity with the "landscape of loss".. thanks mike.

[catzie690]

Yes, the "landscape of loss" passage is beautiful, and resonated very deeply with me the first time I heard it...

[stimulator]

More please! Bravo! Did u send this to Derrick? You should if you haven't already.

[gleefulsabotage]

much thanks frank.. yeah, sent it along and derrick was sweetly appreciative.. said he loved it. (looking forward to whatever the two of you put together like you would not believe.)

thanks.

[dreamwildly]

Great job in this video! This is aweosme!

[NamaSika]

Thank you gleeful:) for this inspiring video.

I am just a spec of dust but still part of this circle of life. What a beautiful amazing world we are a part of.

Thank you for sharing Adam:)

[gleefulsabotage]

thank you adam, let's work to keep it beautiful and amazing.

[gleefulsabotage]

thank you!

[runnygrits]

Very nice! Deep ecology.

[gleefulsabotage]

deep ecology poeticized, that's derrick. thanks for the kindnesses stretch, here and elsewhere.

[loopholezz]

Wow ... that was amazing .. simply amazing...

[gleefulsabotage]

much thanks, pleased it has that impact for you.

[AdamHintz]

(breathes in) Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[gleefulsabotage]

yeah..exactly. thanks adam. (it can get pretty depressing roaming through the videos.. i wanted to make something simple and centering to come back to and breathe.)

[ItsFilthy]

beautiful vid

[gleefulsabotage]

thanks filthy.

[chrlbaseball88]

absolutely beautiful. this embodies everything i want in the world...

[gleefulsabotage]

wow, thanks much brother.

[bbbleaver]

i needed to hear these words. thnx gleeful

hey, do you know how it is that this video has no Related Videos ?

[gleefulsabotage]

thank you charlie..

(i have no idea regarding related videos.. i had noticed but figure i will give it some time to 'work itself out' before i make a fuss...)

[bbbleaver]

the thing is, no one has control over what videos will pop up in that box and how that's determined is an even bigger mystery. though it seems who you know is more important than the tags on the vid... at least this holds true for now. i have a business (i will not mention it's name) which i advertise on YT and all the related vids are from totally "unrelated" channels! very frustrating.

[gleefulsabotage]

so i may just as soon leave it.. except when it runs to the end it shows completely unrelated vids... like cooking shows and such.

[dnHooligan]

that's weird, man. i didn't even notice.

[dnHooligan]

"be water, my friend"

-Bruce Lee-

(that's also a YT vid)

[gleefulsabotage]

yes. it had not escaped me that there are also some lessons for activists in there. something about diversity of tactics and unity of purpose.

(good to see bruce is on board.)

[dnHooligan]

i had to favorite that video, as soon as i saw it...had to feature this one.

[gleefulsabotage]

thanks!

[dnHooligan]

naw, thank *you*

[Jonase123]

Great pictures to compliment the speech.

[gleefulsabotage]

thanks much, and thanks for checking it out.