Green Aesop Quotes

“And that's the point. Is the lioness who kills zebra cubs to feed her own cubs good or evil? Sure, the zebra will suffer for the death of her cubs, but the only alternative is for the lioness to see her own cubs die from hunger. The categories of good and evil blur because there are no vegetarian lions, right? In the animal world, when a choice is forced, judgment remains suspended. But what about humans?”
― Donato Carrisi, L'ipotesi del male

“Do you see the amount of dust around? Our leaves help in keeping the air and the surroundings clean. We trap most of the dust on our leaves. But, as our numbers dwindle in today's urban spaces, nature is being pushed away from humans. You see, it was not always like this. I have heard from my ancestors that your ancestors loved designing and maintaining gardens. Gardens were not just something that would comprise of hanging a few pots here and there. It was very different then. Trees, plants and shrubs were planted after much planning. Gardening was never a new concept to humans. It was probably a cohabiting relationship for humans with nature. And your ancestors knew it.”
― Kalyani Majumdar, The Peepal, The Girl and The City