> I love trees. Have you ever seen the giant trees called “Sequoia”? They are trees that can live thousands of years. They are beautiful trees that transmit peace when one is close to them, inclusive when one is in contact with them in a hug.
> I have seen various times some people within a city organizing protests to save a tree or a group of trees with the argument that the trees give oxygen to the city. I doubt very much that one tree, maybe even one thousand trees in the city could be of great impact to the quality of the oxygen that we breathe.
> What is my basis to make this statement? If you have traveled in a plane and you have seen the great amount of territory in our country, you can become aware that it has become a great matrix of inefficient agriculture land with little or lacking natural areas.
> While there are people in the city organizing a struggle to save one hundred trees, there aren’t any people outside the city trying to save millions of trees. Would you be willing to start a battle against farming families and be classified as an insensible person to the fact that you are promoting to abolish that families only income with agriculture products? If you could increase the farming productivity to double, then you would only need half of the current fields, which means that the other half can be used for planting trees. Can you imagine that? That would be some incredible feat. How can this be done? Easy, with hydroponics technology.
> This technology doesn’t involve molecular genetics, it really is about a better handling of the nutrients and better use of space. This technology already exists and is being used in a lesser degree. But this will take us to the initial problem. And what happens to the farmers that are generations behind? Do we still have to support them with our purchases and compassion to avoid creating the conflict of rich versus poor, of prepared people versus people who cannot read, of working visionary people versus traditional people with strong rituals and habits? I would think the answer would be “yes”.
> So, what can we do to participate in improving our environment? Instead of wasting time and energy in protesting for a few trees within the city, you can apply that energy to creating life in other areas. You can plant trees outside the city or in a park. You can increase the amount of plants in your house. You can adopt a tree and take care of it. You can spread the news that trees outside the city are of greater impact. You can reduce the usage of water in your everyday life. You can give a plant as gift to relatives and friends on special dates. You can purchase a piece of land for the soul purpose of planting a tree or group of trees (This option sound really tough, doesn’t it?).
> In summary, you can participate in a better way in improving your environment by better focusing your efforts. Start with something simple and involve your friends in an open, trusting and inviting voluntary way. A significant tree could take one hundred years to grow. A majestic and breath taking tree can take thousand of years to grow. Plant a tree in a successful manner during your lifetime and let the descendents of today’s world enjoy that special gift.
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