This quote is written by Marlo Morgan in her book "Mutant Message Down Under", recounting her experiences of going from a successful business executive to living off the land (and not very good land at that!) with aboriginal people in Australia. Learning how to survive by listening to others who handed down their time honored traditions for survival; living in tandem with the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces she experienced. And then returning to her career in America and all that it had to offer:
"Perhaps the future of the world would be in better hands if we forgot about discovering something new and concentrated on recovering our past."