The Tree’s Eloquent silence

THE TREE’S ELOQUENT SILENCE My spiritual tree gives me the best definition of spirituality: Live as a complex free soul, and you will find a complex free world to live in. There is a full-grown tree in front of my house in new delhi, under whose shade i am in the habit of sitting. i call it my spiritual tree. This tree is my teacher, although a silent one. The previous winter, this tree, like many other trees, shed its green leaves. Gradually, it became simply like dry wood. i was doubtful whether it would ever turn green again. however, in the spring, the whole scenario changed. My spiritual tree again became a tree with lush green foliage. This rebirth of this tree was a great lesson. My spiritual tree turned into a speaking tree. it gave me a very important message: ‘o man! do not be hopeless in any situation. after every dry season, there is a good harvest. after every spell of hopelessness, there is new hope; after every failure, there is a great success; after every night, there is a bright morning.’ My spiritual tree never left its allotted space. it never protested against anyone; it never demanded that others find new living leaves. instead, it remained in the same place and started a new process. What was this process? This process was to get its food from beneath and from