06/04/2026
❤️🙏
"I asked the leaf
whether it was frightened
because it was autumn
and the other leaves were falling.
The leaf told me,
'No.
During the whole spring and summer,
I was completely alive.
I worked hard
to help nourish the tree,
and now much of me
is in the tree.
I am not limited by this form.
I am also the whole tree,
and when I go back to the soil,
I will continue to nourish the tree.
So I don’t worry at all.
As I leave this branch
and float to the ground,
I will wave to the tree
and tell her,
"I will see you again very soon."'
That day,
there was a wind blowing
and,
after a while,
I saw the leaf leave the branch
and float down to the soil,
dancing joyfully.
It was so happy.
I bowed my head,
knowing that I have a lot to learn from the leaf.
So please look
and you will see
that you have always been here.
Let us look together
and pe*****te into the life of a leaf,
so we may be one with the leaf.
Let us pe*****te
and be one with everything,
to realize our own nature
and be free from fear.
If we look very deeply,
we will transcend birth and death.
Tomorrow,
I will continue to be.
But you will have to be very attentive
to see me.
I will be a flower,
or a leaf.
I will be in these forms
and I will say hello to you.
If you are attentive enough,
you will recognize me,
and you may greet me.
I will be very happy."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
