When the roots spread
There are moments when you just need to pause, step away from all the noise of every day life and let nature do the talking. During my trip to the spiritual retreat I had a lot of time to spend in nature, morning and evening I would go for walk in the woods. During my walk, this particular tree caught my attention. The massive branches of these ancient tree stretch out in every direction. Every tree seemed to have a unique story to tell.
Most of the trees have one big trunk and the branches spreading out, but this particular one had interconnected pillars of branches. It looks like a family holding hands together. When I looked at it, I felt like its a powerful reminder of how we grow as individuals. True resillience comes from building multiple layers of support just like this tree, like our family, our community, our values all of it together keep us standing tall through every season of life. When the roots spread down deep and strong, the tree does not have to struggle to weather the seasons and such is life also.
Looking at it, all I could feel was so miniscule of myself and grounded. Sometimes all it takes is a quiet walk in the nature to know that we are supported.
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Ese árbol con troncos interconectados que mencionás es raro de ver, la mayoría crece con un solo eje y ramifica. El mercado muestra algo parecido cuando la estructura de soporte se arma en varias capas y no depende de un solo pilar. ¿En qué zona del retiro era, bosque maduro o terreno más abierto?
Ese árbol de pilares interconectados que parece una familia tomada de las manos es la mejor imagen que leí hoy: la resiliencia no se sostiene con un solo tronco, sino con varias raíces tirando juntas. Traducido a la vida diaria, cuando la comunidad o los valores flaquean, el árbol se dobla aunque la tierra siga firme. ¿Era un baniano o un tipo de higuera lo que fotografiaste en el retiro?