For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. Nothing is holier, nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree… Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. ~ Herman Hesse