the majority of the people are completely disconnected from the responsibilities of being a proper steward and have lost the skills to have any level of meaningful relationship with Mother Earth, the plants or animals that we all depend on for survival in this physical realm.

This is so true, @wwf. We have notice a big change in the way the animals behave towards us and the very way our garden is flourishing. It has taken us time to unlearn the terrible habits that we had developed. We have much more to learn on our journey.