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the system re mains dysfunctional and cause s obstruction tha t
must be avoided, overcome, or eliminated. It's hard to call this
one but nothing goes to waste in nature. Pleasant allocations
during one's lifetime buy s miles that never age.
A seed excreted by a bird settles into the ground; neighboring
che mical substances nourish it until vegetation is borne to life
with specific molecules flowing into its circulatory system fro m
which it develops the trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit. T he
process could continue for the hundreds of years that it takes to
grow into a towering old Oak Tree. Leaves wither and nouris h
the roots, the ste ms and branches increase in thickness and
lengthen without adding so much weight they would break under
the strain. The fibrous outer layers encompass and secure the
sustainability and viability of the inner core, and though there
seems to be nothing similar in the physicality of the huma n
being; here is an outstanding exa mple of honoring ones elders.
The bark of the tree seems solidified but it can't be, because with
each additional year the circumference of the tree widens. The
inner layers transfer the materials that allow natural expansion,
to the elderly furthest out most layers that guard and protect new
growth. Trees and their root system grow in perfect harmony
with the soil. A Tree of Life as existed in the Garden of Eden is
truly a brilliant manifestatio n.
A Lent Hand
Hindsight to the grandpa or grand ma his family considers a
nuisance. No longer laden with responsibility to earn sustenance
to support his fa mily, he has shown lackadaisical tendencies to
ignore matters of principle, areas of sociological i dentificatio n
that are the source of pride . His clothes are soiled, home
environment unke mpt, he calls on the phone several times a
week complain about the lack of attention he receives, lies in
bed most the day and suffers fro m insomnia at night. As the
generation progresses in electronic, technological, medical, and
mechanical advances, the realm of social involve ment is
deprecated. Old people live decades longer than they used to;
alone, nowhere to go, and with nothing to do. This pain of ego
frustration must be avoided at all costs, if we wish to engender
comradery with our surroundings.
Conco mitant with that is the conspicuous conduct culture
evidenced by teenagers who re sent association to, or
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