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Magazine, has said, “The Earth has an abundance of everything, but our share in it is only what we really need. Evolution has shown us that nothing ever stays the same; continents drift across the oceans, jungles turn into deserts, and dinosaurs make way for silky anteaters. At one time in nature the wind and the sun dictated the course of evolution. Now the future of this planet resides in the mind and action of man." According to nature artist Charles Lynn Bragg, "The struggle between greed, compassion, fear, and intelligence will now determine the destiny of all life on Earth." According to the declaration of global ethics by the Parliament of World Religion in 1993, "we declare that we are independent. Each of us depend on the well being of the whole, and so we have respect for the community of living beings, for people, for animals, plants and for the preservation of Earth, the air, water and soil. We take individual responsibility for all we do. All our decisions, actions, and failures to act have consequences on the environment and ecology."
Let me end by quoting a poem composed by an American Jain. "The trees were dancing gaily in the breeze, Why do you so dance, O tree I asked? Nodding their foliage merrily, they replied, We bear the searing heat of the sun, Giving shade to the weary traveller and the dropping bird, We readily offer our fruit to the hungry, Should we not dance now? Happy in the fulfilment of fortitude and
compassion? Mr. C. N. Sanghavi is the recipient of the Presidential Award of Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) for his exceptional contribution to promote Jainism around the world. He has also received a number of awards such as Jain Rama Award by the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the year 2002. He is founder of World Jain Confederation and of Jain Social Groups International Federation.
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