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No Tree Knows Mystery – Drawing Parallels Between the Life of a Human and a Tree
by Michael Ribas – fractalenlightenment
Life is a marvelous teacher. If you look closely at any part of life, you will realise there is something to learn from everything, even a tree. The life of a tree has many parallels to the life of a human. While most of these similarities are physical, there are existential lessons to be learned from the physical as it is how we process and experience life. Let’s take a look at what these words convey.
From the very beginning of a tree’s life, we can see parallels to our own lives. While the processes are different, a seed is planted in the earth much like sperm and ovum are planted in the uterus. The seed begins to grow in two directions remarkably similar to the zygote which divides and grows through mitosis. The earth is the womb to the seed as the mother is the womb to zygote.
Thus, the beginning of the lesson provided by the tree is that many things in life grow in two directions. We as humans are often taught that light is good and darkness is evil. The tree shows us that this is not the case as by growing down into the earth it nourishes, anchors and stabilizes itself.
Simultaneously, the tree grows up into the atmosphere. Here, we see how the tree seeks sunlight to harness, convert and store its energy. The message is of maintaining a balance of up and down, dark and light, and that our primary sources of physical existence are the sun and earth.
During birth and youth, the tree is vulnerable much like the humans. It requires proper environment to grow and flourish like nutrient rich soil, water and sunlight. The tree is shaped by its environment as the wind, soil, rain, rocks, animals and human constructs promote or interfere with its growth.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/05/no-tree-knows-mystery-drawing-parallels.html
