I asked the leaf whether it was frightened because
it was autumn and the other leaves were falling....
The leaf replied,
“No. During the whole Spring and
Summer I was completely alive.
I worked hard to help nourish the tree,
and now much of me is in the tree.
I am not limited by this form. I am also
the whole tree, and when I go back to the soil, I
will continue to nourish the tree. So I don’t worry
at all. As I leave this branch and float to the ground,
I will wave to the tree and tell her,
‘I will see you again very soon.’
That day there was a wind blowing and after a while,
I saw the leaf leave the branch and float down to the
soil, dancing joyfully, because as it floated it saw itself
already there back in the tree. It was so happy.
I bowed my head, knowing that I have a lot to learn
from the leaf.
Like the leaf, many believe we are created (born), live to feed the world we live in and then die. Only to be born again and repeat our journey of nourishing our world.
BR
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