Neat quote

From The United States Congress's Wilderness Act of 1964- it defines the Wilderness as "An area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, and man himself is a visitor and does not remain."

I feel torn by this statement. On one hand, I do feel that we as inhabitants of the earth have to respect nature and keep our sprawl to a minimal level. But on the other hand, I think its a gift that we need to nurture and visit, in order to learn about our past and what our land has to offer for our future (considering we are all feeling the energy crisis).

What do you think?