Daily Meditation: Sunday, December 13, 2009

Roots, trunk and branches are all that’s left of a tree in …

12/13/2009

Roots, trunk and branches are all that’s left of a tree in winter, when the spring flowers and leaves and the summer fruits have fallen. It is the densest parts, then, that survive and remain permanently, all year long, while the subtler, more delicate elements only appear periodically. Yes, another year comes, and with it new leaves, flowers and fruit. If we didn’t know the laws that govern nature, we might worry at the sight of all those black, naked trees. But these laws are known to us all, and everyone awaits the coming spring to witness the rebirth of plant life. I’ll give you an analogy: what do the tree’s flowers, leaves and fruit correspond to in human life? To the flashes of inspiration that visit us from time to time, as our soul and spirit manifest themselves. Inspiration comes and goes, and when it leaves us we must not become discouraged. Since our soul and our spirit have already produced flowers and fruit, they will flower and bring forth fruit again. All we have to do is work and prepare the conditions for these flowers and fruits to be ever more beautiful, fragrant and sweet-tasting.