Thank you, Thomas, for sharing your « family tree ». I’m a tree hugger myself, not an activist but a grateful one. I have a huge 51 year old fig tree, we were born the same year, in my garden and I love it dearly, it is a member of our family. Each summer, we take quarter under the shade of its canopy and live there until the coolest hours of the night. From spring to fall, he smells incredible, a very sweet fruit fragrance that conquers my bedroom every morning when I open my window. Unfortunately, during fall, with its leaves decaying, it tends to smell like the feet of a teenage boy who did sports all day but I love it nonetheless. I hug it very regularly and tell it how thankful I am to have it in our lives.
Trees are our guardians, they provide us with the oxygen we need to breathe and fruits we need to eat. They watched proudly and lovingly over us and stand still very long after we pass. We should respect them and take care of them for that as we would for any ancestors of our human family. Lots of love.
And thank you for sharing your lovely “family tree” story. Personally I have never really been a “tree hugger,” yet my journey into living in my past continues to enlighten my present life and future. In my youth I simply did not pay enough attention to the actions words of my family. Never too late to appreciate and learn.
Thank you, Thomas, for sharing your « family tree ». I’m a tree hugger myself, not an activist but a grateful one. I have a huge 51 year old fig tree, we were born the same year, in my garden and I love it dearly, it is a member of our family. Each summer, we take quarter under the shade of its canopy and live there until the coolest hours of the night. From spring to fall, he smells incredible, a very sweet fruit fragrance that conquers my bedroom every morning when I open my window. Unfortunately, during fall, with its leaves decaying, it tends to smell like the feet of a teenage boy who did sports all day but I love it nonetheless. I hug it very regularly and tell it how thankful I am to have it in our lives.
Trees are our guardians, they provide us with the oxygen we need to breathe and fruits we need to eat. They watched proudly and lovingly over us and stand still very long after we pass. We should respect them and take care of them for that as we would for any ancestors of our human family. Lots of love.
And thank you for sharing your lovely “family tree” story. Personally I have never really been a “tree hugger,” yet my journey into living in my past continues to enlighten my present life and future. In my youth I simply did not pay enough attention to the actions words of my family. Never too late to appreciate and learn.