"The favorite book of my youth was Francis Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden”; the lessons it taught about the natural world were simple enough for a child to grasp, yet mystical enough that they still elude most adults. The story’s central characters-- three very different children-- tend a mysterious, overgrown garden and in so doing find purpose, healing of mind and body, and even attain a glimpse into the spiritual realm. Our planet shares one natural world. One atmosphere. To see the earth as a garden to be loved and tended might just save it. And us."