The perfect tree V.S. the imperfect tree

People want a perfect tree in their back yard. A perfect tree has a beautiful contour shape; a stunning color in fall likes the perfect one from a post card or in a painting.

No one would really pay attentions to an imperfect tree. The final destination of an imperfect tree usually has turned into fire woods. Why is an imperfect tree not perfect? Because, the tree has grown to be the food and shelter for animals, a shade for the houses and people,  a caretaker for the earth, making sacrifices to compromise other needs form its surroundings. The imperfect tree endures the wounds and continuing to server others until it is too sick to perform its function. The imperfect tree is a giving tree. It is humble and blended into nature unless you take a close-up look then you would not even notice its imperfection. The imperfect tree is needed for its usage more than just a look.

When we look at a forest, we admire the beautiful scene, the calm energy and the vital spirit of the forest. In fact, a forest is consisting with many, many of imperfect trees. We see broken branches, fallen trees, wounded trunks with holes, and many of them are far far away from the perfect condition. But it does not take the beauty away from forest a bit because the trees are not considered as individual but as one. No tree can be separated from one to another because deeply down their roots are tightly embraced and connected together. 

The energy of a forest is always profound and it always services more insights than just one pretty individual perfect tree. We might not consider ourselves perfect in every single count but together as one, we perfectly server others by our own unique ways through our imperfection.