A Message From
the Trees, to Humans
Folk Tradition
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The following prayer belongs to the folk tradition in Portugal,
and
is popular in other European countries. Its best-known
version was
written down in 1914 by Mr. Veiga Simões. The
translator is unknown.
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I am the heat of your
hearth on the cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the
summer sun, and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your thirst as you
journey on.
I am the beam that
holds your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you lie, and the
timber that builds your boat.
I am the handle of
your hope, the door of your homestead, the wood of your cradle, and the shell
of your coffin.
I am the bread of
kindness and the flower of beauty. If you love me as I deserve, defend me
against the fools.
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The above prayer is
reproduced from the August 2016 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist”, page five.
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