two trees

life and the knowledge of good and evil

There are two trees planted in my house. They grew to be big and strong. they two became the tallest structure around the area. Over time, they became the nesting place for birds, bees and other parasitic plants. Their branches interfered with the electrical and phone cabling.

The trees also shrouded the house and gave nice cool shades. It also created a private inner court to the house.

The trees symbolised strength, confidence, stablility and protection. Their presence made the surrounding strong.

Today, I see them being cut down, and what is being cut down are just the trees themselves. The symbol may be gone, but what they came to symbolise remained where they are, for I know they are not the symbols I previously thought them to be.

Humans need some representation to demonstrate, to show, and to convey what they want to tell others about themselves. Using either trees, animals, or imagination to create and substantiate this need. To think about it, why all these symbols when in reality, the true symbol is man himself.

Yet man cannot stand for himself as he does not represent the nature of forever. He cannot be the symbol of forever. Thus, he is not strength, confidence, stability and protection.

However, not all is lost. There is a true symbol out there that does more than being a symbol. It is actually the foundation of man. The only question is will the man acknowledge and accept it, or will he reject it.

I cannot see why anyone will ignore this, because one day he will have to face it.