A tree grows slowly by consuming the earth’s nutrients and absorbing sunlight, air and water. But selfish greed and cruelty of man know no bounds. At every stage of its growth and development, a tree faces challenges and offers resistance to its destruction. Neither a jab nor hacking and chopping can kill a full-grown tree. Even if it is cut with powerful and cruel strokes, it feels pain but does not die. Its bleeding bark heals itself. Its trunk, from close to the ground, produces green twigs and small branches. And gradually it grows to its former size.

• But all its resistance fail when it is uprooted and cut off from anchoring earth. It has to give up when bare roots come out and as a result, the life-supporting system fails. Then in the sun it is scorched and choked. Finally, it goes through the process of browning, hardening, twisting and withering. Thus, ultimately the tree is killed.