Hugging Tree, what is it? Well, of course it is a tree close to your heart; a tree which always has time and energy just for you. Hugging tree is always ready to receive hugs with no prejudiced thoughts or any complications whatsoever.

Why should you hug trees? Tree feels damn cold, it doesn't have emotions and besides all this, it still stains your best clothes! I suppose yes, at the first sight, but it's better to see the other side of the coin, too. Take time and try to establish a hugging relationship with a pine, spruce, oak, palm or any other tree near to you. If you are serious, you will find out that strongly standing trees never fall down even if you run into it. You can't squeeze the breath out of the tree either. Were you a beginner or expert in hugging, trees would always be the same, they would just give you full support at their very best! Sometimes people disappoint you, but you're never put down with Hugging Tree.

Seasons make trees have different qualities during the year. If you live in the northern side of globe, you have a chance to experience great spring time when the trees wake up after long winter. You can feel how especially this time of year trees spread energy around them. Get some of it for yourself, too. In summer you live in harmony with squarrels that enjoy trees almost as much as human beings can. In Autumn you lose something when you see the leafs fell down and you comfort your tree. In winter you are delighted to study more about nature and learn that trees are living organisms. It's not dead even though it looks like it! Maybe, it's just a motor saw that the tree is afraid of, give it one extra hug!

I can confirm you that trees are sensitive 'vegetables' that live long and give you everlasting friendship if you just want it. Hug a tree, live in symbiosis with the tree and share the common feeling of being a part of the nature!

Original by Markus Uusitalo 1995, Translated from Finnish to English by Marko Salonen 1997

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