By Maryanna Gabriel
“Be humble for you are made of earth
Be noble for you are made of stars.” Serbian Proverb
Be noble for you are made of stars.” Serbian Proverb
As above, so below, and my mind had been on the earth of
late as I run around with my wheelbarrow filled with it preparing the garden
for spring. Did you know that earth is not what it seems? There is an enormous
sea far beneath us. I have recently learned that 500 kilometers below the earth’s
surface, massive amounts of sea water soak the mantle. Further still there is
molten rock. Imagine the impact as water meets fire. We have this illusion of
permanence as we walk the surface, that the earth is something we can count on,
but in the greater scheme of it all it is as changing and impermanent as we its temporal
inhabitants. It is humbling when one grasps the grandeur and scope and certainly puts the price of milk in perspective.