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Uprooted


Triangle-person is happily walking down a forest path. They say "I've been walking this path forever."

Next, they are walking the same path, but a tree has fallen across it. They say "Sometimes a big tree gets uprooted."

Then, they are show stepping over the tree, exerting themselves: "And it gets harder to walk."

Next, they are stepping over the same tree trunk, but it has been worn out from people walking over it, making the step easier. A small twig that used to grow in the background is now a tiny tree slowly branching out. Triangle person says: "But then as time passes."

Finally, the Triangle-person is stepping over the same tree, but the step is very easy now, with the tree properly worn out. The little tree in the background is now a couple of metres high and started gaining girth. The Triangle-person says: "Things inevitably become normal again."

Triangle-person is happily walking down a forest path. They say “I’ve been walking this path forever.”

Next, they are walking the same path, but a tree has fallen across it. They say “Sometimes a big tree gets uprooted.”

Then, they are show stepping over the tree, exerting themselves: “And it gets harder to walk.”

Next, they are stepping over the same tree trunk, but it has been worn out from people walking over it, making the step easier. A small twig that used to grow in the background is now a tiny tree slowly branching out. Triangle person says: “But then as time passes.”

Finally, the Triangle-person is stepping over the same tree, but the step is very easy now, with the tree properly worn out. The little tree in the background is now a couple of metres high and started gaining girth. The Triangle-person says: “Things inevitably become normal again.”

This is philosophy, meaning you may interpret it however you like: literally, metaphorically, in a straightforward or convoluted fashion. You may also ascribe a meaning to it that never occured to me.

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