in which we are bound to the land, and the land is bound to us

I'm recovering HP and mana today by constructing a Vampire/Artifact deck for Magic: The Gathering. While opening boosters earlier, I came across a card in Zendikar called Landbind Ritual. It's a sorcery card that gives you two life for each plains card you control, and it has one of the most beautiful flavor texts I've ever read:

"Honor this place, for our children's children will stand here and speak these same words again." - Ayli, Kamsa cleric.

I would love it if this card was handed out to every person who visited a national park or unspoiled wilderness area. I would love it even more if people would speak these words to their children … and truly mean them.

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56 thoughts on “in which we are bound to the land, and the land is bound to us”

  1. Beautiful quote, Wil. Our planet needs a massive dose of this. This goes way beyond our national parks. It goes to the heart of our relationship with Nature and our planet. Something is very amiss when people look at a group of wild horses and they see animals that need to be taken off their land “for their own good!” Or seeing an ice flow filled with beautiful baby Harp seals and envision fur coats and money. Are humans SO screwed up that we can no longer enjoy the beauty of animals for what they are???

  2. “Today’s Wheaton post”
    Tap two lands and activate Interrupt Enchantment,
    all within reading distance awed for one turn. All mana used in current turn restored, along with a little hope.
    Flavor text: “Why yes, Mr Wheaton DID just tie M:TG to a 1900’s-level of natural resources nationalism. FTW, bitches. “

  4. Love LOVE flavor text. Back in the day (not so long ago) when my friends and I would play we had a rule that you had to RPG read aloud flavor text on cards played. It added a whole new dimension of geekwan and fun to the games.

  6. Man, I got a bunch of Zendikar for Xmas but haven’t looked though my cards yet. I wonder if I have one of those. What a lovely and enlightening quote, not to mention a really kick ass card, especially when paired with the Elsewhere Flask.
    Also purchased half a box of Morningtide cards that I need to organize. I love the Celtic-themed MtG sets!
    Guess I’ll be organizing my cards when I get home tonight!
    Wil, will you be playing MtG at PAX East? Doubt I will… I want to join one of the Dark Sun games, though.

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