Writer-environmentalist Peter Matthiessen dies at 86

[Flaxbee]

3. "there's a deep sadness whenever I look at nature now"

From the piece, how he wrote about nature — grand when respected, dangerous when provoked, tragic when exploited

I so wish humans would understand how we're destroying the only home we've ever had, and most likely will ever have.

I can't read much of what he wrote because it just rips me to pieces, but I greatly respect him for writing all of it.