Anyone desiring honour and respect should not forget the basis of ones existence. As human beings one need to show reverence to the three fundamental things a reason for ones existence on earth.
Mother Earth
Ancestral Lineage
Biodiversity
Such earth centers play a key role in bringing together all the people living in villages for a common purpose of presenting themselves as one community, with common heritage and values. They would be the sacred places which promote peace, harmony, well-being and happiness among the communities. The pride and honour of the local communities also improve. There is also scope as resource centers for knowledge sharing, capacity building, reinforce traditional values, awareness, sensitization and networking with other earth centers with common objectives. Any person by visiting a number of earth centers would value the earth resources and respect mother earth. Finally one would believe, mother earth is one, and it is for all, to coexist with least impact for peace and harmony. For the future generations they would leave a strong message to adopt sustainable development solutions.
These are the centers by the people for sustainability. All those involved in the establishment and sustenance of earth centers are the earth leaders. Each earth center evolves to as per the aspirations of the local communities. The ideas shared in this book are not limited to a particular geographic region of place. The author visited several villages, and in each village, as per the convenience and resources they are planning their centers.
An environmentalist committed to the earth sustainability