Trees have always been the most penetrating preachers
When they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves
When they stand alone, they are like lonely persons
Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness
But like great, solitary men
To build up their own form, to represent themselves
Nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree
When a tree is cut down and reveals its naked death-wound to the sun
Trees have always been the most penetrating preachers
Preachers