Embrace

�Aren�t you afraid?� Little Tree asked.

�Of what?� Pappa Oak asked.

�Of being so big and tall! What if you fall?�

Pappa laughed. �You musn�t fear being great.�

�But, if I stay a little tree, the others will protect me.�

�Did you know, Little Tree, that I once had a sister? One day, Wind blew her right into my branches, and I held her there, slowly watching her life pass - right into others.

�She gave homes to animals, insects, moss and vines. Why, your very roots thrive in her detritus.

"Remember that life begets life, only. Even, in death.�