I woke up this morning with these words reverberating in my head.
When we humans are gone, having pulverized each other and made the planet uninhabitable for our kind, this lichen will still be growing on its rock in the forest, thinking, Finally we can live in peace.
When I shared these words with my friend the mycologist, she said, “Knowing the fungi will inherit the earth brings me peace.”
Nancy Kricorian
October 16, 2023