Annie Dillard said...
“Trees have a curious relationship to the subject of the present moment. There are many created things in the universe that outlive us, that outlive the sun, even, but I can't think about them. I live with trees. There are creatures under our feet, creatures that live over our heads, but trees live quite convincingly in the same filament of air we inhabit, and, in addition, they extend impressively in both directions, up and down, shearing rock and fanning air, doing their real business just out of reach. A blind man's idea of hugeness is a tree. They have their sturdy bodies and special skills; they garner fresh water; they abide.”
...this makes me think about how small we really are. We as a people have a clock that we all race against, a clock that we try to beat but never will. It is strange how we share this planet along with millions upon millions of species of animals and plants and how different we all are. The universe we live in is truly unimaginably large and it is strange to think we are just a tiny spot living our life out in it. To us the the largest thing we can imagine and visualize is our universe but to a blind person it is a tree. To them the only quantity that can help them decide is by the touch, nothing in the wilderness is larger. I think this quote is intended for us to understand that we may not be the most supreme beings in the universe but we are all here for a reason and we all have a special relationship with our wilderness that is unique to only us. And no matter what happens no one can take that away and we should always cherish it because we are truly are small and can never know when it all may end.
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