[Jewelry making - Article 00234] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Tree

[Benjamin Mark]

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    There it stands ... tall and phallic ... its roots dipping into the
    streams of the underworld ... its boughs reaching for the heavens. 

    It is all things. It is food and shelter. It is a scratching post and
    it is wood. It is an evergreen ...  symbolizing immortality. Perhaps
    that is why it is the Christmas tree ... the cosmic tree of light
    ... glittering in the darkness as do stars in the heavens ... its 
    candles the reborn souls of the dead resting upon its branches. 

    It is a deciduous tree ... shedding and budding each year ... it is
    the ressurection ... the dying and the reborn. Oh the symbolism. Is a
    cigar a cigar? Or is it more? To some ... the tree is just a plant
    with the feature of having just enough bark to feed the deer in
    winter ... and just enough holes to house the squirrels ... and just
    enough leaves with which to create mulch in order to nourish the
    slug-infested tomato plants. 

    Some think the trees are the abodes of deities and spirits. Some
    think elves live inside their hollows. The truth of course is that
    trees were created with no other purpose than that of creating houses
    in their branches for the kiddies to play in ... and for no other
    purpose than for climbing ... and for no other purpose than for
    creating a target with which dogs can practice their aiming skills. 

    Still ... for those who tend to embrace the mystical ... trees are
    the abodes of Gods ... though why an all powerful being would allow
    such a lowly cur as a dog to lift its leg in order to soil said God's
    abode defies my comprehension. But what do I know? 

    There are the various favorite trees which various favorite Gods
    inhabit. In Persia ... its the Cypress ... sacred to Ahura Mazda. In
    India ... it's the Bo ... incarnated by Buddha. For Egyptian Gods
    ... its the Sycamore. Rome ... cradle to Romulus and Remus ... it's
    the Fig tree. For the Greek god Artemis ... it's the Willow. Zeus
    ... the Oak. The list is endless. Think carefully ye of faith ... of
    what you do when you cut down a tree for your own purposes ... lest
    you displace a being who's been current with his rent checks and had
    no suspicion of ever being evicted by mere man. His wrath may be more
    than you can handle. And let us not neglect the displeasure wrought
    upon man's best friend when yet another tree is felled ... and all he
    has left upon which to practice his aim is a newly white-washed
    fence. 

    And then there's the jeweler ... who understood the deep richness of
    the tree ... and decided to make one in gold ... with green enamel
    leaves. Ahh ... an abode fit for a deity ... an abode in gold ... to
    be worn on a lady's blouse ... where the mighty spirits can live in
    eternal peace ... and where the dog ... hopefully ... can not
    practice its aiming skills. 

    Happy New Year to you all. And remember to plant a tree and help the
    spectrally needy. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Tree ...
    in order to view a golden shelter for the spirits.  

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com

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