An Order of Values

I was raised by a father who loved nature. He believed very much in not doing any damage to nature that didn’t strictly need to be done. For instance, instead of cutting a Christmas tree he would cut a branch of a tree, so he wouldn’t cut an actual tree.

On Saturdays he would take me on nature walks in the nearby woods, and he knew the name and habits of every bird and animal. He showed me the tadpoles in the little creeks, and took me in the evening to see the fireflies by the lake. He...