VIV Moments

Hometown

Pocono Pines, PA

Joie de VIVre

My two wonderful children and their amazing families, having helped to build a national poster business, traveling, hiking, reading, writing, my miniature daschund.

VIV Moment

As I sauntered down the path, the sun glistened through the tall hemlocks, spruce and beech warming my face. I took a deep breath, relishing the pungent scent of pine. Rhododendron, their blossoms like snowballs and leaves like flat green tongues, thronged the wayside.

As usual I was delighted with the beauty of the woods. Yet, in spite of all my enjoyment, the truth was that I thought of the trees and plants as mere objects, pretty scenery. But my viewpoint was about to change dramatically!

I was completely alone in the forest. The only noise was the crunch of my own footfall. All around me stood huge trees, so still and silent it seemed that a spell had been cast on them. But as I continued walking, I began to hear a soft melodious humming as if there were a full chorus in the treetops. I listened, astounded. Incredibly, it seemed that the trees were singing!

I gazed up at the lofty giants, trying to see the wind rippling through them. But the branches appeared motionless. In awe, I realized that, though an invisible breeze was undoubtedly helping to make the music, these enormous presences were not inanimate. They were living beings. It came to me that the earth is wrapped in life and that I am enfolded in and dependent on the organic whole. I felt a new respect for the green life of the planet, and I have come to believe that it is imperative for human beings to protect it from our own thoughtless encroachment.

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