Contact Me
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Death or Just Changes?
How many years did it take to grow this 60 foot tree? Knocked over in one moment.
During our big rainstorm this week, the mountains and foothills got snow. In the foothills, everything came together - wet snow, wind, and water-logged earth - to create a situation where trees broke and/or pulled up out of the ground. My friend lives on 15 acres, and he figures that 150 trees are broken or toppled over on his land. I HAD to see this.
Like my experience last fall in the desert, I saw once again that everything changes. The way we think things are... well they are only that way in this moment.
Does anything die? Or does it just change?
"Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer." ~Shunryu Suzuki
Labels: broken trees, changes, impermanence, snow, suffering
posted by Carol at 10:17 AM
3 comments
