“The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth.” What do you think this means?

Compose a 400-word (minimum) essay on the topic below. Essays must be double-spaced and use APA-style in-text citations to reference ideas or quotes that are not your own. You must include a separate bibliography with a minimum of 2 references.

Consider the following quote attributed to Chief Seattle: “The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth.” What do you think this means? How might a change of consciousness to this way of thinking change the way we treat the Earth and its creatures?