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| By Paul Rikala |
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They say that you can learn a lot about the life of a tree by examining the rings of its trunk. |
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The number and thickness of them will tell you how many years the tree has seen and how it fared in each, rainfall or draught -- but it's only when the tree's life is at its end that you can read the whole story. Otherwise, all you see is gnarly bark. |
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It's no different with people. Well, not the part about the rings, but the other parts. Only when a body is faced with their own mortality can they take proper stock of the life they have lived... |
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... and find purpose in all their accumulated years. |
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