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Lesson from Nature- On Ageing
I guess, hitting the 30s mark in one’s life triggers the acknowledgment of ageing and the subsequent contemplation of it.
Recently, I began to question, How do I want to age? What is my purpose going to be when I grow older?. Sometimes when these questions that have no straightforward answer to pop up, I acknowledge it and gently allow it to simmer in my subconscious mind. As I did in this case. The question then continues to build momentum there and the answer bubbles up to my conscious mind when I least expect it.
One day shortly after, I ventured to go on a walk in the beautiful Djurgården with the golden summer sun shining on my face. As I walked into the park, a tall, sturdy, oak tree with a wide trunk and a beautiful hollow down the middle caught my eye. In that moment of awe, the final piece of the jigsaw clicked into place and I had the answer to my question.
What starts out as a tiny insignificant seed buried deep into the ground, over time, grows into a tall magnanimous tree with a sturdy core. Growing stronger and increasingly resilient with every season that passes by and every storm survived.
