I asked the leaf
whether it was scared
because it was autumn
and the other leaves were falling.
The leaf told me,
"No. During the whole spring and summer
I was very alive. I worked hard
and helped nourish the tree,
and much of me
is in the tree.
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
I then asked the tree,
at a time of falling leaves,
whether it was scared
to be as bereft of its lush greenery
and it said to me,
"No, seeker,
for I am a tree".
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whether it was scared
because it was autumn
and the other leaves were falling.
The leaf told me,
"No. During the whole spring and summer
I was very alive. I worked hard
and helped nourish the tree,
and much of me
is in the tree.
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
I then asked the tree,
at a time of falling leaves,
whether it was scared
to be as bereft of its lush greenery
and it said to me,
"No, seeker,
for I am a tree".
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