Now that I am a mum, I view my life very differently. For example, I asked myself the other day:
What have I worked for that I am proud of as an example to Dragon?
I worked for twenty years in a wide range of jobs before I became pregnant. But the only thing that came to mind was my time spent as an environmental campaigner with The Wilderness Society.
Why?
Our family is about to take a long flight back to Oz. I know that once we land, if we jumped into a car and drove about six hours southwards, we would arrive at a place where old growth forests containing trees hundreds and hundreds of years old still stand tall. Not only trees but the whole ecosystems within are preserved and have not been razed to the ground for woodchips.
I know I can show Dragon this ancient, primeval environment and say,
I helped save this
And that makes me prouder than anything else so far.
What have I worked for that I am proud of as an example to Dragon?
I worked for twenty years in a wide range of jobs before I became pregnant. But the only thing that came to mind was my time spent as an environmental campaigner with The Wilderness Society.
Why?
Our family is about to take a long flight back to Oz. I know that once we land, if we jumped into a car and drove about six hours southwards, we would arrive at a place where old growth forests containing trees hundreds and hundreds of years old still stand tall. Not only trees but the whole ecosystems within are preserved and have not been razed to the ground for woodchips.
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| These trees hold secrets of the universe we could not even begin to imagine |
I know I can show Dragon this ancient, primeval environment and say,
I helped save this
And that makes me prouder than anything else so far.
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