A Trembling Wonder of the World

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Quaking aspens

Surely one of the wonders of the world is Pando, the Trembling Giant. I’ve never seen it, and probably never will, but the fact that it exists teaches me many things.

“Pando” in Latin means “I spread” and this wonder is aptly named. It refers to a large wood of quaking aspens in Richfield, Utah. It looks like thousands of trees, but it’s really one tree, one organism. It covers over 100 acres, and every tree is really a stem emerging from a single root system.

The slim white trunks and yellow autumn leaves of over 40,000 stems of one tree are a stunning sight, but what most visitors remember is the sound: the classic fluctuating rustle of wind through millions of leaves. Hence the term Trembling Giant.

What does Pando remind us of?

· Just like each stem is connected to a single root system, we’re connected to all human beings. We don’t share a tangible root system like the tree, but we’re linked by common experiences like birth and death, and everything between.

· Forces like wind and rain move Pando. These same forces touch us too, as well as man-made ones like economic upheaval and the threat of war or disease. Humanity, as a unit, decides how to react, but each human (each stem and each leaf) has a part to play.

· What sound are we making? Would intergalactic visitors record the sound of humanity and take it back to where they came from to use as a relaxation tool? Probably not.

Living with mindfulness

Like a murmuration of sparrows we can move in unison. Or we can crash into each other.

Like a beehive, we can work together or think only of ourselves.

Like a cluster of jazz musicians, we can move around a piece of music titled Human Life with ultimate harmony and zest, or play discordant sounds that deny the beauty and variety of the composition we’re all a part of.

Pando carries a timeless teaching: We are one.

Like Pando we can rustle in the winds of experience, stay rooted together and spread awe by our presence and the harmonious sounds we make.

With love, Marlane

Thanks for reading! I hope it helps you for the rest of your life. For more articles on Mindfulness, visit me at https://www.marlaneainsworth.com