Tree Lines - Chapters Seventeen through Twenty

Chapter 17

Legacy

We, who feel no kinship with the wind and trees, have no compunction against destroying forests and mountains and species … or ancient cultures.

Chapter 18

Turning Points

Living as a ‘victim’ had been my choice and I could drop this role whenever I decided to.

Chapter 19

A Memorial

On March 17, 1998, I was sitting in, of all places, a shopping mall (which I despise on principle) outside of Punta Gorda, Florida, staring at trees in cement planters and people consumed by consumerism  – lost, without any perceptible vision or purpose.  

Chapter 20

Quest

I had received the gift -- the lifting, the peeling off of the lead that kept me plodding in routine, terrified of change. The fear was gone.