The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.

It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past.

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.

I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. Being at one with nature.

My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.

To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.

It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.