The secret life of trees
Do trees have feelings? Do they communicate? Do they live together or do they just live their lives of their own? Do we ask ourselves these questions? Many of you do, but I think most of the people do not ask themselves if trees have a life and if they feel things or not.
Why and what about all these questions?
A week ago I received a very interesting book of a colleague. She thought this book would interest me. And … it did and does! In what kind of way! Peter Wohlleben, ranger in Germany, wrote a book about the secret life of trees (Das geheime Leben der Bäume). It tells about e.g. warning signs trees send out when animals eat their leaves, how trees live together in the forest and how friendships between trees grow, taking care of each other (through the roots) and how trees take care of their offspring and how much offspring they produce. Things we do not think about when we walk trough a forest. They are just standing there …
Presentation
I was so astonished about these facts that I had to look for more. Is it a coincidence that I found a live presentation of Peter Wohlleben about this subject two days later? I don´t think so … His presentation was about “the secret life of trees” and “the soul life of animals” (Das Seelenleben der Tiere), two very interesting topics! What an inspiring presentation! It was so beautiful to see how he loves his forest and the animals living in it. Going through the forest now, gives me a new perspective on the trees. I see things in a different way.
Book
I bought the book about the soul live of animals and I am very curious about it, what does he tell us about the soul live of animals? I will let you know!