We are creatures of nature, yet in our culture, nearly all aspects of our existence are first assessed by one of two measures, neither of which is natural. In everything from triumphs to tragedies, considerations of either monetary value or legality receive the greatest consideration. There is certainly nothing wrong with either of these considerations, but perhaps the order of their recognition could be reassessed to our advantage. What if we were to benefit ourselves, our nation, and our fellow humans everywhere by promoting the idea that the initial assessment of almost any situation should be related to the application of our inherent human values?
When a young bear cub is born in the forest, or a chick is hatched among the welcoming tree limbs, almost anywhere, they are born into a culture steeped in a legacy of nature. Humans, though, have allowed their similar legacy to be relegated to a position of lesser value, supplanted by the strength of human-engineered values. Might we serve ourselves, and our responsibilities and privileges, better by promoting a resurgence of dignity for our original values – the values that our best laws are seeking to model themselves after?
Restoring appreciation, dignity, and trust in the first set of inherent guidelines that came with the human package, and the source of these, is what Aprinia is working for.