Starting from a common base to have real d iscussions about the environment\, this book discussion club is a great wa y to deepen ideas\, have respectful debates while listening to the points of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this importa nt topic. Together\, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine n ew sustainable and desirable horizons.
\nThis month's selection is < em>Turning to stone: discovering the subtle wisdom of rocks\, by Marc ia Bjornerud. Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itse lf for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost\, just transformed. Marcia Bjornerud's life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary perio d of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin\, she found he r way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the worl d. As one of few women in her field\, she witnessed the shift in our under standing of the Earth\, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life\, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning. The lives of rocks are long and complex\, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful\, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in aquifers of clean water. Ecolo gite is "the chosen rock" whose formation keeps the planet running. Earth is not just a passive backdrop\, or a source of resources to be mined\, ex tracted\, and carved out. Rocks are full of wisdom\, but somewhere along t he way many of us have forgotten how to hear it. When we are uncertain abo ut where to find truth\, a geocentric worldview reminds us that we are Ear thlings\, part of a planetary community where we can find wisdom in the mo st unlikely places.
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