"Whatever belongs to the tree is included: its form and its mechanics, its colours and its

chemistry, its conversation with the elements and its conversation with the stars - all this

in its entirety.

The tree is no impression, no play of my imagination, no aspect of a mood; it confronts

me bodily and has to deal with me as I must deal with it - only differently.

One should not try to dilute the meaning of the relation: relation is reciprocity."

Martin Buber