Whose Earth In This Anyway?

WHOSE EARTH IS THIS ANYWAY? whose earth is this anyway? these rivers of sand so eager to escape my fingers, when they fall and form the land.. can i really call this sea of soil mine? can the ground that has seen a billion years, belong to someone who will barely see seventy? if i call this earth mine, why is it that when i go, i cannot take it with me, but instead, it will take me? whose earth is this anyway? who is the ultimate master? o lord of the universe, your earth will never be mine,but give me leave to take from its whispering rivers, its silent oceans, its temperamental sky, its intemperate people, its impalpable energy... and give me the wisdom not just to take but also to give with integrity, humility and compassion my industry and the fruits of its labour the energy i receive with the energy i must return may others aspire to do the same may others ask the question which has long since answered itself... whose earth is this anyway? ---------------------------- Taken from: http://www.anagnorisis.info/cat.asp?catid=36&offset=7 -- microprocessor --