Green Options » Children and Nature Network http://greenoptions.com/tag/children-and-nature-network Posts tagged 'Children and Nature Network' Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Kids Can…Develop Environmental Empathy http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/10/kids-candevelop-environmental-empathy/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/10/kids-candevelop-environmental-empathy/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:31:08 +0000 Suneet Bhatt http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/10/kids-candevelop-environmental-empathy/

The formula is simple, and the story has been written and rewritten a million times over. Take Scott Harrison from Charity: Water, who was so moved by his visit to West Africa that he was inspired to start an organization dedicated to providing clean water to people in Africa, and now, the world. Or the story of Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, who was raised on a farm in Pennsylvania and went on to lay the foundation for the environmental movement of the 60’s and 70’s.

These stories share one common thread–empathy. Those inspired to make change connect with their cause empathically, by having immersed themselves in the environment they ultimately choose to support. Their drive and their accomplishments are sustainable because they are empaths.

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