Lynn Margulis was renowned for being direct and passionate in what she had to say. This quotation is from 'The Symbiotic Planet' p 149

'we need honesty

we need to be freed

from our species specific arrogance

no evidence exists that we are 'chosen'

the unique species for which all the others were made

nor are we the most important

because we are so numerous, powerful and dangerous

our tenacious illusion of special dispensation

belies our true status as

upright mammalian weeds'

images of the microcosm : paintings on silk by Sue Lansbury

www.suelansbury.co.uk

music : Peter Horton