Learning to Value

if we are to solve both Climate change and Biodiversity loss, We need to Value all Life, not just what is of instrumental use by us humans.

Ecologist and co-founder of Schumacher College, Stephan Harding shares his thoughts and perspectives on learning to value and embracing holistic thinking.

Something that always profoundly impacted me at Schumacher College was understanding that we can not learn about life by killing it and reducing it to parts. Scientific theory that sees things through reductionistic/mechanical perspectives will not help us deal with both the climate crises, biodiversity loss and the underlying ecological grief we all face.

If we see the world through this lens, we will see ourselves in this way too. The revolution starts with seeing ourselves as whole beings

I so loved Directing and Filming this piece. I feel it is something my best work yet, and I hope that it touches you, as much as it did me

Thank you Allesandra and ReWild Africa for helping me with this edit.

( Id love tim Feriss to explore these subjects, I believe he has a very wide audience that would appreciate this sort of content and deep dive into Consciousness)

[jengriffy]

I felt like I was right there in the conversation. I’m so grateful for this video - this genuinely made me tear up.

[tennenyt]

Sometimes when things get really stressy and I'm so depressed I find a lot of comfort in nature. It's so complicated but so simple in the heart of it. It's a complex system we don't need to understand to be a fundemental part of

[LivingAligned]

wow, this should have a million views!

[imbombur]

This is what I’ve been trying to get across to everyone I know. We can be so much better. We can be the shepherds of nature, using our unique abilities to ensure the best possible outcome for the continuation of life indefinitely.

[invalidaccount]

Moral of the video:
Born in the nature
Play with the nature
Pray to the nature
Be the part of nature
And atlast disappear in the nature. 😌

[HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

I’m in tears because I felt like I was the only one that felt this way. Yes I know its not a new idea but I just don’t see a lot of people talking to trees and animals like I do. Makes me think of Mrs. Bartleman, who when I was a child, she would write me letters signed from her poodle, and I just thought she was a nice old lady who was a little crazy. But now I don’t think of it the same way she didn’t have children and her and her husband loved nature and all animals. So now, when I walk in the woods and talk to the trees and the animals, I just figure other people think I’m crazy, but I know better. Once you come to this realization, you start to see the universe in the world around us in a completely different way.

[williamclark]

What a wonderful message. I agree that all life is sentient and needs to be valued. This reaffirms to me that I am not alone with wanting to treasure the planet. What a beautiful gift and we treat it so poorly..

[Zebra.Lionfish]

7:00 That pheasant somehow just added to the ambiance of his voice, the music, the other birds, the cinematography. Just beautiful to watch and relax to thank you.

[angelaeichler]

I have discovered a love for nature later in my life. I spent so much of my formative years looking down at the concrete, wanting to climb ladders. At 50, I now look up and outward, and I am genuinely stunned by the natural world I am blessed to be a part of. This video was beautiful.

[swdrre-upload]

Beautiful man with beautiful message. There's nothing but truth from his word. He speaks directly what he knows to be true and stick to it. The way he convey his soul while delivering educational knowledge truly touch something within me

[BrookeRooney]

WOW. Wow. This was absolutely everything I needed to hear. A confirmation of what I know is true, what I believe, how I feel and act and think and see. But it's also a confirmation that we more sensitive types easily feel gaslit by in such a disconnected world. I haven't had an awe-cry this hard in a long time. Seeing things like this gives me hope that there ARE plenty of others like us out there, quietly and powerfully making an active change. Thank you Sam and Allesandra and ReWild Africa for bringing this piece to life. It's perfect.

[testmeasurement]

There's very few people who recognise the value you are preaching. Greed is so powerful

[mizb.]

I talk to the ocean, it listens. Thank you I needed to hear this today. Your words are what I feel everyday on this amazing planet. I try to concentrate on just that and not the mayhem around that can be distracting. Blessings

[rechertz]

U have said what HIndusim's core beliefs are... that everything is sentient and alive! U have realised so much more just by observing and introspection with sensitivity towards everything!People like youare rare Sir in the western nations. Live well !

[SpencerBRandall]

"The knowing descends on you like a healing" was said after I cried of joy ❤

[ReflectionsofLife]

Beautiful - so inspiring - keep up this great work - looking forward to more films like this. Well done Sam

[joniangelsrreal]

Profound …
Presently staving off tree assassins here in SE Michigan
Some as old as 500 years 🙏🏼

[renzo]

I see the bird on the grass, the tree, the rocky cliff, the cloud formation, the breeze on my skin, some infinitely small creature crawling along the edge of my page.
These things are not the background, the scenery of the play that is my life.
They are my neighbors on this planet.
Fellow actors with as valid a part to play as I have.

[TheRealSofia]

Yess! 🙏 let’s use the word ‘Valuing’ instead of ‘feeling’ That is a mind changing concept!
You are a beautiful soul and I have found your channel at just the right time in my life friend…thank you for your wisdom

[Psychiccrow]

Dear Sam, what an authentic human being you are ! This pure wisdom and so much appreciation of this planet that you hold within you .. I want to share a secret : I only feel whole and home when I am surrounded by trees or anywhere in the nature so I can feel this beautiful oneness and stillness.. when I spend this sacred time in the nature I feel I hold the universe inside of me and I can’t get enough of communicating with the universal energies ! What a beautiful world when we notice the beauty that is so natural, pure .. thank you for sharing your wisdom ! Appreciated! 🙏