In all our human squabbles, threats of nuclear war, denying climate change, we hardly stop to think of the trees that bend in the wind, the bird that feeds it's young, and the elephants bedding down for the night as we toy with the destruction of this gift given to them. Eileen Anglin
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In all our human squabbles, threats of nuclear war, denying climate change, we hardly stop to think of the trees that bend in the wind, the bird that feeds it's young, and the elephants bedding down for the night as we toy with the destruction of this gift given to them. What a waste. The trees in our world do so much more than just provide beauty for us to see. They give us oxygen and provide us with food, they provide homes for animals, and they are helpful in keeping our air clean.

If they were cut down, all these things would be damaged or destroyed. The destruction of this gift given to them would only hurt everyone on this planet.

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