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„survivors” „witnesses of history” „testament to tradition” I do wonder if the trees share in a mutual understanding of all these human metaphors and language.
by scyzoryk_xyz 2y ago
„survivors”
„witnesses of history”
„testament to tradition”
I do wonder if the trees share in a mutual understanding of all these human metaphors and language.
- panxyh 2y agoThey don't. But some humans do.
- rwmj 2y agoObviously not, but also trees don't hold tree of the year competitions for themselves. This is a human competition for humans. I was quite moved when I saw and touched the trees that had survived the Hiroshima bombing. (More so actually than the buildings or other memorials.) They're a real, living connection to history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakujumoku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibakujumoku
- scyzoryk_xyz 2y agoI was poking a bit of fun at this language but I wouldn’t discredit the deeper emotions that trees evoke in humans. There is something whimsical about having such competitions.