thoughtful thursday

home is a small parcel of this very large earth. a section of this parcel used to be farmed.  now this section lies fallow.  recently someone asked what does the land do now that it is no longer farmed.  the answer was it does nothing. however, that response was inadequate.  the most accurate response would have been to state that nothing is done TO that acreage. the earth does what it does, without human assistance or interference, as the earth does not require the overt actions of humans to be what it is. often, it seems, the earth would do what it does even better if left alone by humans.  it's an (in)action that is working very well here at home.