Alright, let’s talk about this… this… uh… “meaning tree of life pendant” thing. My young’uns, they got me one, shiny little thing, looks like a tree, they say it means somethin’ special. I tell ya, back in my day, a tree was just a tree, somethin’ you chopped down for firewood or climbed to pick apples, but these city folks, they always gotta make things fancy.
So, what’s the big deal with this tree necklace? They tell me it’s about, ya know, like, everything being connected. Like, the ground and the sky, and all us people. Sounds kinda like what the preacher used to say on Sundays, ‘cept he didn’t have no shiny tree around his neck. He just yelled real loud.
- They say it’s a link to heaven and Earth. Well, I ain’t seen no ladder on it, so I don’t know how that works.
- And somethin’ about a “greater life force.” Sounds like the electricity bill to me, always drainin’ your pockets.
- “Positive Earth energy?” That’s just plain dirt, far as I’m concerned. Grows good tomatoes, though.
Then there’s all this talk about Mother Nature. Well, Mother Nature, she’s a tough old bird, I tell ya. One minute she’s givin’ you sunshine and rain, the next she’s throwin’ a hailstorm at your roof. So, if this little tree thing can keep her happy, I guess that’s a good thing. Saves me havin’ to board up the windows every other week.
They also told me, the pendant it means life after death, like a connection between where we are now and where we go after. Humph, makes you think of old Jebediah, always said he’d be fishin’ in a big ol’ pond in the sky. Maybe he climbed up this tree to get there.
My grandbaby, she says the tree is special because, uh, folks long ago, Celts or somethin’, they thought trees were their family, like gatekeepers to some other world. Sounds like a tall tale to me, but them old folks knew a thing or two, I reckon. Maybe those Celts were onto somethin’. Maybe them trees are listening, watching us.
Now, I ain’t one for fancy jewelry. A good pair of overalls and a sturdy pair of boots, that’s my style. But this little tree, it’s kinda pretty, I guess. It’s got them twisty branches and tiny little leaves. Makes you think about how things grow, ya know? How a little seed turns into a big ol’ oak, how a baby turns into a grown-up, how time just keeps on movin’ like a river.
And they say it’s a good gift too. Well, I reckon it is. Better than another one of them electric can openers that break after a month. If you’re gonna give someone somethin’, might as well be somethin’ that makes ‘em think, somethin’ that reminds ‘em of, well, life, I guess. And trees. And maybe that old preacher yellin’ about heaven.
So, this “meaning tree of life pendant,” it’s more than just a shiny thing, I figure. It’s about bein’ connected, about growin’, about rememberin’ where you came from and maybe thinkin’ about where you’re goin’. It’s about Mother Nature and old Jebediah fishin’ in the sky. And it’s a reminder that even though times change, and city folks come up with all sorts of fancy ideas, some things, like trees and family and life, they just keep on goin’. And that, I reckon, is a good thing to have around your neck.
I ain’t sayin’ I understand it all, mind you. But if it makes my young’uns happy, and if it keeps Mother Nature from throwin’ too many hailstorms, then I guess I’m alright with this little tree. It’s a conversation starter, if nothin’ else. Gets folks talkin’ about more than just the price of beans and the weather. And sometimes, that’s all you need.
So whether you get one for your soul or get one for a gift for someone you care about, the meaning is all the same – good’n things, like a good harvest or a warm fire on a cold night. That’s about all I can figure this thing to be about.
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