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“I asked the leaf if it was afraid of falling, as it was autumn, and the other leaves were falling down.”
The leaf replied to me, “No. Throughout the spring and summer, I’ve been very much alive. I worked hard and helped feed the tree, and a big part of me is in the tree. Please don't think I'm just this shape, because this shape of leaf is just a tiny part of me. I’m the whole tree I know I'm already inside the tree, and when I return to the earth, I will continue to feed the tree. That's why I ain't worried As I fall from the branch and float to the ground, I'll wave to the tree and say: "I'll see you again very soon."
Suddenly, I had a deep vision. We need to see life. We should not say leaf life, but life in the leaf and life in the tree. My life is just life, and you can see it in me and the tree. I saw the leaf leave the branch and float to the ground, dancing merrily, because as it floated, you could already see it in the tree. She was so happy. I bowed my head and knew we had a lot to learn from the leaf because it was not afraid; it knew that nothing can be born, and nothing can die.”
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
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