I took several years to grow…

I was tiny… growing in the womb of my loving mother

I was protected in the warmth of love

Still, I was curious to come out…

To see the world… and to cherish the vibrance…

I was growing every second…

With a dream to just jump out and feel the breeze…

I literally forgot to care… how hard my mother was trying to keep me safe…

Every moment, I was nurtured with the healthiest elements

Probably, to make me stronger…

Or to help me withstand the changes in future…

And then one day…

I stretched out, and peeped into the world…

Oh! How beautiful it was…

The wind, the shine, the rays and light…

Everything brought a special feeling to me…

I was excited to grow higher and higher…

Probably to enjoy the stunning view of the world surrounding me…

Or maybe to chase the competitors around…

But the moment I started rising high,

I started feeling those winds very hard…

Oh! They were trying to judge my strengths… Even when I was a child.

But then my mother told me the secret to become stronger…

Instead of just growing out…

She helped me to grow inside…

The journey was so amazing…

I was growing in and out…

And with each passing day,

I was feeling stronger and strengthened…

Oh, it has been a year that I am alive…

I started observing things around…

Wow! There are so many seasons…

And they are loaded with colours…

I was dancing with the winds,

I was enjoying like a kid…

And I was seeing myself growing so well…

Slowly and steadily…

I started expanding…

Oh… Just now I realized…

I was just a seed when I was in my mother’s womb…

Then I became a lovely plant…

And now its my journey to become a tree…

That’s so lovely… I am sharing a special bond with nature…

And I love the way it protects me…

I am growing bigger and bigger…

My branches are expanding to touch the horizons…

The leaves on my arms look so fresh…

And now it’s the season to grow some flowers…

I am not so big, but I want to look good…

Like I am the best tree in the forest…

Woah! Today I got new friends.

It’s nice to see that they consider me their home…

Yeah! They are building a nest on the highest branch…

I am surprised by how creative they are…

They brought several straws and created a cosy nest for the chicks.

I love the way they chirp every morning…

I love the way mother sparrow brings food to the chicks.

Oh! It’s so amazing to see them dancing on my branch.

The rainy season has arrived…

I am worried about the chicks…

I am trying to grow my leaves thicker to keep them protected.

After all, they are my best friends.

Wait!

I see someone hiding below my branches.

Oh! That’s a human!

I saw him so closely for the first time.

He is trying to save himself from the rain.

Oh, God! Let me grow bigger…

So that I can offer a shed to all who are in need.

Probably in the rain or when the sun is shining so hard…

I want to be kind and loving to all…

After all, this is what I learned from my mother.

Oh, Mother Earth! You are still holding me so hard inside…

I love the way you try to make me feel stronger.

Even when the winds try to hit me hard.

I want to be same like you…

I want to be worth for everyone…

I want to nurture everyone… with unconditional love…

After all, this is the best lesson I learned from you…

It has been more than ten years now…

I have grown so big…

But I want to grow more and more…

I want to touch the sky…

Or maybe I want to look beyond that…

But…

I hear someone cry…

Oh… the sparrows are flowing away from my branch…

Why it feels like things are drying around…

I see something coming towards me…

Oh! It has big wings, and they are so harsh…

There is a human bringing it closer to me…

I can see… he is the one who spent several hours enjoying in my shades…

But why he is hitting me so hard…

Oh, mother! Its paining… But I cannot cry…

All my branches are falling apart…

I can see my journey ending now…

Oh, God! Why so soon!

I took several years to grow…

I was good to everyone…

Why they are hitting me, like an enemy…

Oh, mother! I cannot hold you anymore!

I can see your tears… but I am sorry.

I have to go!

This world is not for me!

I took several years to grow

And they took just a few seconds to cut me down!

I saw many ups and downs

I was eager to grow more

I was willing to serve many…

But I am leaving you now!

And I don’t want to return…

To this selfish world again!

“This was a painful journey of a tree. I hope the message was conveyed… They are not non-living things; They are not worth cutting; They deserve to grow; They deserve to be a part of this nature; They are the child of same mother nature, that nurtures us and other creatures… Even if you cannot plant more of them, please don’t cut any of them…”