#Wildness

Moving Toward Beauty: Answering the Wild Calling

Ultimately, the wild calling ripens into responsibility. Beauty’s answer is not only personal exhilaration but communal care. Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949) proposes a “land ethic,” widening the circle of moral concern to soils, waters, plants, and animals. Today, participation in efforts like eBird (Cornell Lab, launched 2002) turns attention into conservation data. Thus the path begun in solitude arcs outward, where private devotion matures into public stewardship—and beauty, once pursued, becomes protected. [...]

To Be Whole. To Be Complete. Wildness Reminds Us What It Means to Be Human. — Terry Tempest Williams

Williams’ words also advocate for the protection of wild spaces. Culturally, wildness has long symbolized freedom and authenticity; ecologically, its preservation is vital for humanity’s survival. The modern conservation movement, inspired by writers like John Muir, often invokes such sentiments to highlight our reciprocal relationship with the wild. [...]

To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human. — Terry Tempest Williams

By acknowledging how wildness shapes human completeness, the quote also suggests an ethical obligation: to preserve and learn from nature. Aldo Leopold's *A Sand County Almanac* (1949) argues for a 'land ethic,' recognizing that our humanity is entwined with respect for the wild world. [...]