A Living Tree

A tree grows because it sways.
Only a living tree—one fighting to survive—
feels the wind and bends with it.
And it’s that movement, that struggle,
that drives its roots deeper into the ground.
Strong roots come from being shaken.
A dead tree doesn’t sway.
It simply breaks.
A tree without roots doesn’t sway.
It simply gets pulled out.
Like trees, people grow through the shaking.
We stretch, we deepen,
and we become stronger.