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Discovered why the Bush became a Tree today ~
How does one word the emotion one can feel seeing a
50 ft. tree cut down ? It was planted as a flowering bush
in the 80's. Kept it trimmed. Watched it grow. Husband
wanted to 'kill' it. Few short years ago, he cut out the
bush as it had spread across the yard. ( Yard is large ).
In short time the bush grew into a 50 ft. tree. It began
aging and today
it was cut down.
As I stood watching it being
cut, I saw in my memory,
my grandchildren playing around it. Tears welled up.
I love them so much and they, like the tree, are growing
up quickly.
Then I thought of my life. ( I think strangely ). How I
started life like that young planted bush. But God did
not intend for me to stay a bush all my life. He had to
prune me and trim on me many times, in order for me
to mature. Now, like that tree, I am showing my age.
It was becoming weak and would have split in two soon.
I watched as the two men cut and put limbs in the chipper.
I thought of my body. You see, if it were not for my husband
and children, I would leave my body to science when I die.
I watched the parts of the tree cut up and thought that is
what would be going on if I left my body to science. I do
have good intentions with that thought. Not morbid, just
help medical students learn anatomy. And yes I know, I
would be like that tree. Just parts.
Now, I know God intended me to mature. He gave me
a good life. I don't know my ancestors, and some day I
will be an ancestor, and the future generation won't know
me either. I will be a name with a date of birth and death.
Like the tree, I am not meant to be here forever.
Whatever reason God has put me here, I pray it has been
pleasing to Him. I thank Him for pruning me, allowing me
to bloom when I was a growing bush. I pray He will allow
me, as a mature tree, leave this earth with dignity and my
immediate family can say I contributed some good before
I, like the tree, am no longer standing.
~J~K~H ~ aka J~Kay~2
How does one word the emotion one can feel seeing a
50 ft. tree cut down ? It was planted as a flowering bush
in the 80's. Kept it trimmed. Watched it grow. Husband
wanted to 'kill' it. Few short years ago, he cut out the
bush as it had spread across the yard. ( Yard is large ).
In short time the bush grew into a 50 ft. tree. It began
aging and today
it was cut down.
As I stood watching it being
cut, I saw in my memory,
my grandchildren playing around it. Tears welled up.
I love them so much and they, like the tree, are growing
up quickly.
Then I thought of my life. ( I think strangely ). How I
started life like that young planted bush. But God did
not intend for me to stay a bush all my life. He had to
prune me and trim on me many times, in order for me
to mature. Now, like that tree, I am showing my age.
It was becoming weak and would have split in two soon.
I watched as the two men cut and put limbs in the chipper.
I thought of my body. You see, if it were not for my husband
and children, I would leave my body to science when I die.
I watched the parts of the tree cut up and thought that is
what would be going on if I left my body to science. I do
have good intentions with that thought. Not morbid, just
help medical students learn anatomy. And yes I know, I
would be like that tree. Just parts.
Now, I know God intended me to mature. He gave me
a good life. I don't know my ancestors, and some day I
will be an ancestor, and the future generation won't know
me either. I will be a name with a date of birth and death.
Like the tree, I am not meant to be here forever.
Whatever reason God has put me here, I pray it has been
pleasing to Him. I thank Him for pruning me, allowing me
to bloom when I was a growing bush. I pray He will allow
me, as a mature tree, leave this earth with dignity and my
immediate family can say I contributed some good before
I, like the tree, am no longer standing.
~J~K~H ~ aka J~Kay~2