That intermediate manifestation of the divine process which we call the DNA code has spent the last 2 billion years making this planet a Garden of Eden. An intricate web has been woven, a delicate fabric of chemical-electrical-seed-tissue=organism=species. A dancing, joyous harmony of energy transactions is rooted in the 12 inches of topsoil which covers the rock
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- DNA created a complex and harmonious natural ecosystem rooted in soil.
- In plain terms
- DNA has built a beautiful life system over billions of years.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect the complex web of life created by evolution.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you value nature?
- What connects you to the earth?
Another view
The language is poetic and may oversimplify biological history.
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