David Attenborough is an international treasure. In this, which I think was meant to be his summary of seven decades of showing us the natural world, he shows us the beauty and the tragedy of nature. I felt utter hopelessness, followed by reason to hope. Such an important documentary.
As he said, the catastrophic changes he has seen in the span of his single life have been enormous. But the changes to come in a lifetime of one born today will make what has happened seem minor in comparison.
Unless we change. Not because we’re good or wise, but because we must. Our planet will become unlivable unless we perceive it differently: see the wild world as our partner in creating a world that embraces us as we embrace it.
Worth a rewatch, or a watch if you haven’t already.
