The Silence Between the Leaves
By The Tree of Wisdom In a world that spins faster with every passing second, where we’re measured by speed, productivity, and noise, it’s easy to forget that the most important truths often live in stillness. Have you ever watched a tree? Not glanced at it on your way to work or admired its shade on a sunny day—but truly watched it. Sat with it. Listened. Not to the birds that visit it, nor the wind that passes through, but to the silence between the leaves. That space holds something the modern mind has nearly forgotten: a quiet intelligence beyond language, a wisdom not bound by time. The Tree Does Not Strive A tree does not hustle. It does not rush to grow. It does not compare its branches to those of its neighbor. And yet it reaches upward, unshakably, toward the light. It knows something we often forget: growth is not a performance; it is a state of being. We strive so much in this world—constantly seeking more: more love, more success, more validation. But what if the very striv...