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From the Sea to the Tree: Well-Being and Peace
Fresh from snorkeling
Flipped through the vine to the tree
Sapped from branch to branch,
Three monkeys sit in the shade.
They scramble for figs,
Having to make a choice,
Contentedly full at the foot of the tree
for mental refreshment
Diving into dreams.
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A fig-fruity scent served with some plant sap on dry wood. Without the hairs of the fig leaf, it would really itch, but at first with the leaves of a vine, planted at the foot of a sprawling fig and climbing up. Sitting under such a vine and fig tree is mentioned several times in the best-selling book. It is a sign of well-being and peace - and has been for several thousand years.
Flipped through the vine to the tree
Sapped from branch to branch,
Three monkeys sit in the shade.
They scramble for figs,
Having to make a choice,
Contentedly full at the foot of the tree
for mental refreshment
Diving into dreams.
___
A fig-fruity scent served with some plant sap on dry wood. Without the hairs of the fig leaf, it would really itch, but at first with the leaves of a vine, planted at the foot of a sprawling fig and climbing up. Sitting under such a vine and fig tree is mentioned several times in the best-selling book. It is a sign of well-being and peace - and has been for several thousand years.
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