The author explains self realization as gradually identifying with his/her species and with other species also. Self-realization is very important, since all species have the capacity to flourish. I like how the deep ecologists believe in respecting all living things including plants. While reading the text, I was a bit unhappy when I saw that the deep ecologists included plants when respecting all living things. I was actually hoping to bash them about forgetting plants but the deep ecologists must have seen it coming. People hardly care about plants because they are living things and we…