Trees are one of the most important inhabitants of the planet, and it is said that everyone on earth has an average of 422 trees. In "The Sound of the Wind in the Willow Forest", Mr. Badger explains the formation of the forest this way: "First everything is sinking, sinking, gradually sinking, destroying, razing to the ground, and then disappearing. After that, it rises, rises, and rises gradually, just as seeds grow into saplings, saplings grow out of the forest, and then the plants of the genus Hook and ferns also climb in. ”
The author of the book, Richard Maeby, is a British naturalist who focuses on the past and present lives of the English beech. His love and respect for trees, as well as his reverence for nature, permeate the lines. Beech came to England in 5500 BC, when the English Channel had not yet opened. After hundreds of years of free growth, beech was cut down by the first immigrants from the Mediterranean for firewood, furniture, and fuel for glass and lead iron smelting. At that time, people only knew how to take from nature in order to develop.
In the 16th century, it was considered that the beech was too rough in shape and clawed, so it was uniformly trimmed to make it a truncated dwarf forest. However, from the 18th century onwards, the theory of "picturesque landscapes" began to prevail. Philosophers, painters, etc. began to praise the original form of trees, believing that there was nothing "better than hollow trees, drifting dead leaves, big branches that are hairy, or branches that are about to die... More beautiful". The beech began to receive attention, both in the Natural History of Serpen and in the Forest of Fontainebleau.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, beech was once again subjected to a succession of natural and man-made disasters – storms, locust plagues, and the ancient forest-changing coniferous forest operation. But it still survived with a tenacious spirit. At the end of the book, the author hopes that people will give the beech a chance to develop freely, believing in their powerful survival ability. Do not manage them as animals in zoos. Stop trimming them for aesthetic purposes and restore them to their original appearance.
Thinking of our surroundings, the tragedy of trees is also being staged: for the so-called lighting, the trees are placed next to the lighting devices that shine and heat all night; for the sake of planning and construction, no matter how thick the trees can be cut down. Man is derived from nature, dependent on nature and gradually becomes stronger, but now he is trying to conquer nature. Many species of flora and fauna are extinct or endangered because of our green encroachment. Many literary and film works are already warning us of the disasters that will be suffered after the loss of green nature. Humanity should wake up. #干货分享读书会 #