Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.
Nothing stands still. Everything is moving in some direction or another.
There is no such thing as standing still.
A living tree is a changing, sleeve shape, a wet, thin, bright green creature that survives in the thin layer between heartwood and bark. It stands waiting for light, which it catches in the close-woven sieves of its leaves.
There is no standing still because time is moving forward.
If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
You can assume that the leaf you see let go of a branch and fall towards the ground has never been considered by any being but yourself. Catch it in your hand - or, even better, keep walking until one falls into your reach naturally - and it will have spent its whole time on the planet without ever touching the ground, only because of you.
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
If it's not growing, it's going to die.
You can cut a tree down, and it grows back. Once a species goes, it's gone forever.
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