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Blessed were the times when a man's decision about his fate lay in his own hands. Blessed were the times when he relied upon himself and was under no one's direct command and formed his life through his direct relationship to nature. These were times of transparent clarity; these were times of child-like belief in God; these were times of inner peace. The environment [<em>Umwelt</em>] of the man of that time existed outside of his horizon; its events passed him by or broke into his life naturally, suddenly, overwhelmingly. Wars and starvation, epidemics and bad harvests stood on the same plane&mdash;they were to man equally strange, equally incomprehensible, equally remote.&hellip; This assault of his environment into his existence, these catastrophes which from time to time would bring his life into turmoil, man could not explain to himself. For they were of a different type than he was; for they were covered by a thick impenetrable shroud&hellip;. Faith replaced knowledge at that time; prayer replaced action, and fear replaced circumspection.<p class="mrlink"><p class="mrpurchaselink"><a href="http://monthlyreview.org/index/volume-67-number-8" title="Vol. 67, No. 8: January 2016" target="_self">Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the <em>Monthly Review</em> website.</a></p>

"Earth is our home, and we must take care of it. How? There are many things you can do on vacation! From taking buses or trains to recycling and reusing things, learn about what you can do to help our planet. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn about saving the world"--