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Next time you get a chance, go take a look at a tree. How much about this tree do you really know about? Sure, you can look at it, say it's an ordinary maple tree, and go about your business. But do you really know that tree? How quickly does the width of the branches taper off? What's the shape of its leaves? Where has the trunk been damaged?
Maybe you think these are just irrelevant details. And maybe they are. But if you learned to look at a tree and see it for what it is, maybe, just maybe you might learn to see people for who they are. Someone is crying over the loss of her dog. You've felt loss, so maybe you can relate. But is your experience the same as hers? How can you really know that your experience is like hers? Maybe you can never know, but if you really watch and listen to the trees, maybe you'll learn to see a bit more of the world as it truly is.
Maybe you think these are just irrelevant details. And maybe they are. But if you learned to look at a tree and see it for what it is, maybe, just maybe you might learn to see people for who they are. Someone is crying over the loss of her dog. You've felt loss, so maybe you can relate. But is your experience the same as hers? How can you really know that your experience is like hers? Maybe you can never know, but if you really watch and listen to the trees, maybe you'll learn to see a bit more of the world as it truly is.