Life is like a tree. We are a combination of roots, trunk, and branches. The green leaves represent the present and future; and the fallen leaves represent the past. When time passes, the leaves fall, because their journey in life is past. The green leaves stay on the tree, because they are what's to come and what we are doing in the present time. New leaves continue to form as life continues on a daily basis.
This whole process starts when the tree is a "baby" and it gets its first shoots in its root system. People's roots begin when they are born, begin to grow, learn to crawl and walk. The tree grows and grows until it reaches its peak in height growth. We grow and grow until we reach our peak growth, which happens during our teenage years. Summer follows as we enjoy those years of warmth, friendship, jobs, children, etc. Fall in this simile doesn't end life, but life slows us down as it happens over a period of time. Winter is the representation when the tree dies, just as winter symbolizes death.
Sometimes trees colors change (some trees are more colorful than others with the array of colors). Some people's lives are more colorful than others depending on choices and decisions that they make throughout the years. Another interesting approach is the simile of looking at the middle of the tree. It has continuous lines over and over in a spiral rotation. Our spirals are perhaps our fingerprints. They are our uniqueness just as they are for the tree.
Trees get diseases or are cut down for other uses. Cutting down a tree is like an untimely death during life. Accidents and health are the main factors for early deaths. We need to preserve or lives just as we preserve our trees. A full life of all the seasons is what is meant for all to enjoy.
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