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miércoles, 20 de marzo de 2024

 WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL FOREST DAY, 21ST OF MARCH AND WORLD WATER DAY, 22ND OF MARCH.

THIS NARRATION WAS AWORDED IN THE FIRST ENVIROMENT MICRO STORY CONTEST PRESENTED BY  VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA TOWN HALL IN 2023

THE TREE AND ITS SYMBOLISM

We will deepen and analyze the symbolism and importance of the tree and the forest for human beings. The countless forest fires, indiscriminate logging, waste of paper, the replacement of green spaces in cities for cement surfaces, etc. are negative factors that we try to balance in some way with the work carried out by each citizen of planet Earth, the recycling, environmental policies, when they exist, public awareness and of course educational work in schools, encouraging and teaching students how to recycle properly, to separate wastings and reduce the use and consumption of non-necessary goods. Dealing with nature makes us all more natural, more humble, younger and more human.

For a person to realize and respect nature, it is necessary to approach it, feel it and understand its complex structure and with the help of this story, also its symbology. Nature is alive, communicative, it makes us want to live, it is a great teacher of life. It is capable of self-regulation and continually offers us messages without having to speak. It has always been said that great works are forged in silence and built slowly.

The tree does speak to us from its roots, where the mystery of the deep and infinite rests, from its leaves, which give us shade and oxygen, its branches; with its flowers and its fruits as gifts, and from its treetop; where the wind whispers and where the birds feel comfortable from their heights.

We continue with the symbolism of trees and we approach to their size, in general it is an image of strength, shelter and longevity, it represents the incarnation of life because it is the axis of union of the four elements of nature:

  1. The water that flows through their veins and it is a source of life.

  1. The air that it itself breathes, purifies and offers us for human survival.

  1. The land in which it is immersed, in which it lives and in which it establishes itself and grows.

  1. The fire that contains its raw material, wood, and that provides us with energy in the form of heat.

At the same time, we analyze the relationship between human values  ​​and the principles of tree growth:

  1. Trees are an example of service, they give everything they have, their fruits, their leaves, their wood, shelter, etc. A bushy tree, it gives shade, although not fruit.

  1. Trees, like humans in their first years of life, need to be guided and tutored. From a young age the little tree straightens itself.

  1. Trees, like humans, have roots that need to be strong and well rooted. Don't expect plump fruit from a sickly tree.

  1. Trees speak to us over the years, their longevity, their patience, they grow slowly. A tree is cut down in one hour and is not grown for twenty years.

Within the personal development of each person we also find symbols related to trees. Each person has and demonstrates a series of abilities, capacities and skills that they have acquired since their first years of life; this process is identical to the development of a tree, so we compare the roots of a tree with the roots of each individual, their genetics, their family environment, their neighborhood, their friends, their values ​​and principles, their studies, the society in which they grow, etc these elements create and develop those capacities that we talked about and that will be the basis of your personal development, of your personal "Me", the trunk of the tree.

Once the person has grown and developed as an individual, like the tree, it is time for the person to bear fruit  which will be better if the person has a proper learning process as well, from educational institutions we believe and value the training and educational work of education in values, civic and social education, sexual education, environmental education, plastic and artistic education, etc., with all this we are ready to collect fruits: empathy, respect , solidarity, peace, love, wisdom, work, family, home and well-being.

This whole intertwined process, like the roots of a forest, is THE TREE OF LIFE