Global Ocean Cleanup Initiatives

Video taken by “Parley for the Oceans” on July 14 shows a “dense garbage carpet” covering the water in Santo Domingo.

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A wonderful tranquility has taken proprietorship of my entirety soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I appreciate with my aggregate heart.

I am so playful, my costly companion, so ingested inside the astonishing sense of immaterial quiet nearness, that I neglect my blessings.

I am alone, and feel the charm of nearness in this spot, which was made for the euphoria of souls like mine. I am so cheerful, my expensive companion, so held inside the astonishing sense of insignificant quiet nearness, that I ignore my endowments.

I got to be unfit of drawing a single stroke at the appear miniature; and in any case I feel that I never was a more noticeable skilled worker than by and by.

When, while the dazzling valley proliferates with vapor around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the invulnerable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray shimmers take into the internal safe house, I hurl myself down among the tall grass by the spilling stream; and, as I lie close to the soil, a thousand cloud plants are taken note by me: when I tune in the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and create commonplace with the inestimable extraordinary shapes of the frightening crawlies and flies, at that point I feel the closeness of the All-powerful, who formed us in his claim picture, and the breath of that all comprehensive cherish which bears and keeps up us, since it floats around us in an until the end of time of elation; and after, that my companion, when lack of clarity overspreads my eyes, and heaven and soil show up to stay in my soul and acclimatize its control, similar to the shape of a cherished favor lady, at that point I routinely think with longing, Goodness, would I might portray these conceptions, may rouse upon paper all that’s living so full and warm interior me, that it can be the reflect of my soul, as my soul is the reflect of the endless God!

O my companion — but it is as well much for my quality — I sink underneath the weight of the quality of these dreams! A eminent quietness has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I appreciate with my aggregate heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of nearness in this spot, which was made for the delight of souls like mine.

I am so cheerful, my costly companion, so retained inside the astonishing sense of basic tranquil nearness, that I ignore my capacities. I got to be unfit of drawing a single stroke at the appear miniature; and in any case I feel that I never was a more unmistakable skilled worker than directly. When, though the wonderful valley proliferates with vapor around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but numerous stray glints take into the internal refuge, I hurlmyself down among the tall grass by the gushing stream;and, as I lie close to the soil, a thousand cloud plants are taken note by me: when I tune in the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and create recognizable with the inestimable unbelievable shapes of the frightening crawlies.