paradise

The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what
is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty
to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only
paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need,
if only we had the eyes to see…..No, wilderness is not a luxury
but a necessity of the human spirit, as vital to our lives
as water and good bread.

~Edward Abbey