My Dear Rishi,
It was nice to see you after three months finally online and talking to you. My dad was very happy to see you too. It was nice of your mother to let you meet him online during this phase of his life.
This is the third story which I received in Brussels airport en route to India. Today's story is about, " Needing Others"
“Many living things need each other to survive.
If you have ever seen a Colorado aspen tree, you may have noticed that it does not grow alone. Aspens are found in clusters or groves. The reason is that theAspen
Giant California redwood trees may tower 300 feet into the sky. It would seem that they would require extremely deep roots to anchor them against strong winds. But we’re told that their roots are actually quite shallow in order to capture as much surface water as possible. And they spread in all directions, intertwining with other redwoods.
Locked together in this way, all the trees support each other in wind and storms. Like the aspen, they never stand alone. They need one another to survive.
People, too, are connected by a system of roots.
We are born to family and learn early to make friends. We are not meant to survive long without others.
And like the redwood, we need to hold one another up. When pounded by the sometimes vicious storms of life, we need others to support and sustain us.
Have you been going it alone? Maybe it’s time to let someone else help hold you up for awhile.
Or perhaps someone needs to hang on to you?”
The following is a quote from Lewis Timberlake from Timberlake Monthly, and featured in the Points to Ponder column of the May 1997 issue of the Reader’s Digest
“While on a tour of California’s giant sequoias, the guide pointed out that the sequoia tree has roots just barely below the surface of the earth.
‘That’s impossible,’ I exclaimed. ‘I’m a country boy and I know that if the roots didn’t grow deep, strong winds will blow the trees over.’
‘Not sequoia trees,’ said the guide. ‘They grow only in groves, and their roots intertwine under the surface of the earth. So, when the strong winds come, they hold each other up.’
There’s a lesson here. In a sense, people are like giant sequoias. Family, friends, neighbours, the church body and other groups should be havens so that when the strong winds of life blow, these people can serve as reinforcement and can strive together to hold each other up.”
Rishi, I have been to the Giant Squeoia or as they call it Red wood forest in Northern California. They are absolutesly amazing. Some of the trees in the forests have been on this earth for over 500 years. I call these nature's cathedrals for humanity. I hope some day we both can take a trip to these beautiful forests....If you sit in the nature and observe you can learn lot of lessons like this and you can apply in your own life.
Aristotle, called humans a social animal. We need other people i.e. family and friends to support each other especially during trials and tribulations of life. Always remember love, no man is an island....we all are connected and we need each other.
I love you Rishi and miss you.
With lots of love, hugs and kisses,
Daddy,
It was nice to see you after three months finally online and talking to you. My dad was very happy to see you too. It was nice of your mother to let you meet him online during this phase of his life.
This is the third story which I received in Brussels airport en route to India. Today's story is about, " Needing Others"
Needing Others. – Author Unknown
“Many living things need each other to survive.
If you have ever seen a Colorado aspen tree, you may have noticed that it does not grow alone. Aspens are found in clusters or groves. The reason is that the
Giant California redwood trees may tower 300 feet into the sky. It would seem that they would require extremely deep roots to anchor them against strong winds. But we’re told that their roots are actually quite shallow in order to capture as much surface water as possible. And they spread in all directions, intertwining with other redwoods.
Locked together in this way, all the trees support each other in wind and storms. Like the aspen, they never stand alone. They need one another to survive.
People, too, are connected by a system of roots.
We are born to family and learn early to make friends. We are not meant to survive long without others.
And like the redwood, we need to hold one another up. When pounded by the sometimes vicious storms of life, we need others to support and sustain us.
Have you been going it alone? Maybe it’s time to let someone else help hold you up for awhile.
Or perhaps someone needs to hang on to you?”
The following is a quote from Lewis Timberlake from Timberlake Monthly, and featured in the Points to Ponder column of the May 1997 issue of the Reader’s Digest
“While on a tour of California’s giant sequoias, the guide pointed out that the sequoia tree has roots just barely below the surface of the earth.
‘That’s impossible,’ I exclaimed. ‘I’m a country boy and I know that if the roots didn’t grow deep, strong winds will blow the trees over.’
‘Not sequoia trees,’ said the guide. ‘They grow only in groves, and their roots intertwine under the surface of the earth. So, when the strong winds come, they hold each other up.’
There’s a lesson here. In a sense, people are like giant sequoias. Family, friends, neighbours, the church body and other groups should be havens so that when the strong winds of life blow, these people can serve as reinforcement and can strive together to hold each other up.”
Rishi, I have been to the Giant Squeoia or as they call it Red wood forest in Northern California. They are absolutesly amazing. Some of the trees in the forests have been on this earth for over 500 years. I call these nature's cathedrals for humanity. I hope some day we both can take a trip to these beautiful forests....If you sit in the nature and observe you can learn lot of lessons like this and you can apply in your own life.
Aristotle, called humans a social animal. We need other people i.e. family and friends to support each other especially during trials and tribulations of life. Always remember love, no man is an island....we all are connected and we need each other.
I love you Rishi and miss you.
With lots of love, hugs and kisses,
Daddy,
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