“We believe we are the children of those who gave us a name, a home, an education, and a language. However, what begets us is not individuals, but a broader process that transcends family ties.
Nature is not an external entity to which we occasionally return. It is the constant source of our existence, the condition that makes every breath, gesture, and thought possible. Our parents pass on a specific history to us, but the body, sensitivity, and intelligence we receive spring from a source that predates any social genealogy. We are children of nature, not by choice, but by the force that ignited attraction, passion, and desire in our parents. Before any deliberate act, it was nature that brought them together, acting as origin and mediator.
Before belonging to a family, we belong to the world. And this is not limited to the margins of the human: it encompasses, surpasses, and sustains it without asking permission or rendering accounts. Awareness of this belonging does not detract from emotional ties. On the contrary: it frees them from possessive illusions and roots them in a vaster solidarity, without borders or privileges.
Remembering that we are children of nature does not mean denying our family history, but integrating it into a broader understanding of who we are and what we owe to the existence that made us possible.”
Prabhuji
