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.”