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ave you observed?
During winters, the shades of
leaves change. From verdant green, they become yellow and brown. They lose
their texture and wither. Finally, the trees shed their leaves.
I wish I knew how the tree would
feel when the leaves, which is a part of parcel of its body, is ripped apart...
I wonder how the tree must be feeling while letting the leaves be carried by
the wind. How would the tree feel seeing the leaves being scattered around…
when living animals walk over it and when vehicles sped over it… When the
leaves are finally carried away out of sight.
Enduring the cold winter, the
tree gives away a leaves which are a part of itself. I am sure that it would be
painful. It suffers. Yet, the tree lets them go. And, in the spring, it is
rewarded with fresh set of leaves – young and gleaming!
Hold on peoples…
Do winters teach something that
is crucial for our lives? Can we learn something?
Aren’t we like those trees which
carries several leaves of memories with us? Don’t we struggle to give up our
first love? Don’t we believe that such a love/memories is a part of our
identity and refuse to give up?
For a change, can we accept the
past… Forgive… And let go off the past?
Can we lead our lives on the
belief that spring is not far away… And hope that happiness will bloom sooner?
Let love reign and hatred be
killed!
I do not think trees feel any pain when they shed leaves. It is like us humans cutting our nails periodically. My personal opinion. I could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteNo, you might not be wrong. And I agree with you.
DeleteBut, imagine... you have grown your nails. Wanted to paint them nicely.
And one of them gets chipped. Its not a physical pain. But, you feel bad although you know that it will grow back!
I might be wrong too :)
Thanks SG!
Wow!
ReplyDeleteI love your thoughts and the way you connected season and memories. This is brilliant! :D
Thanks Simran :)
DeleteI liked how you personified the trees and linked human emotions to them ... I agree, there is so much of similarity ... well written :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Amrit :)
DeleteIts wonderful leaves in trees too teach us something...nice
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteNice thought. 'If all the winter comes, can the spring be far behind?'So they will be in expectation and expectations are sweeter than actual enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rudra :)
DeleteThere is so much to learn from nature too if only we care to observe, like trees bearing fruits for us with no expectations..
ReplyDeleteYes GP.
DeleteBut, life without expectations is possible? I dont think so.
Thanks :)
Hi Loco mente -- Wow, this is a great post! I had never put it all together like that ... comparing tree cycles to life ... it makes a lot of sense ... thank you for this! John
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot John :)
DeleteWow, I am more deeply connected with you that I think , I created a similar thoughtful post ''Till they fall'' long back, I personally feel they have feelings too. Great post! I spend a lot of time talking to my plants and I do see the difference.
ReplyDeleteWow! Really...
DeleteGreat minds think alike :P
Thanks Padmaja :)
It's a cycle, much like life.
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
It is!
DeleteThanks :)
Wonderful one! When I started reading, I felt that trees may not feel anything as retaining them would drain them out and would in turn be painful. Even if they feel the pain, it may not be more than what they may feel when retaining the leaves in that weather. But, later I started sinking with your thoughts... Then, I could feel what you are sharing. Yes, for we human beings, leaving behind bad memories may be painful. But, not as painful as much as keeping them with us...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts :) TC! Keep smiling :)
Thanks Sindhu... For adding perspectives to my though... Very glad that you liked it!
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