LOCUST TREE BEHAVIOR - UPDATED 5/30 & 7/23/2014

 Introduction:
This is a description that has been previously documented in posts such as THE FATE OF DICTATORS WHO HOLD ON TOO LONG - UPDATED in, which the action of the Locust tree in the face of the maple tree to its north was quite striking but this was only half of the story. The purpose of this post is to complete this untold story to demonstrate the importance of knowing when to retreat as oppose to move forward regardless of the “hindrances” that are faced by any who seek to uphold those wholesome principles such as: thoughtfulness, consideration, respect for the rights of others (as oppose to respect for the “powerful” ONLY) and doing what’s right even though unpopular. These intrinsic qualities are often lost in our society today, with its emphasis on “whatever works”, but upon closer examination, it can be seen that when the “going” gets tough, this is when we really see who our real supporters (“friends”) really are, as such types tend to disappear under these exacting situations. Please follow this discussion to see if there is (are) a lesson(s) to be learned from the Locust tree’s action.

Here are the Details of Importance:

As previously pointed out, in the referenced post Locus tree did an about face and went 180 degrees in the opposite direction when confronted with its northerly maple tree neighbor as shown in the below photo. Much larger Maples surrounded this Locus tree to its north (as previously mentioned), and also to its south, as shown in the composite photo below, taken a
few months apart. In the different time periods composite, it’s clear that the Locus reacted differently in this instance by continuing on in its southerly pointing direction

This composite photo shows the northerly Maple tree neighbor and the Locust tree right 

 

 

This photo shows the Locust tree and its southerly Maple tree neighbor in one
photo and its   northerly Maple tree neighbor in the photo left

 

 

regardless of the presence of its also much larger southerly neighbor. This dramatically opposing behavior gives us much to consider, noticeably in an effort to determine what could have caused such a change from the previous action depicted. It is a fact that plants will always lean towards the sunlight once given the opportunity and in this instance, the Locust once confronted with what path to place its greatest emphasis on, appropriately chose the direction of the strongest sunlight combined with the typical challenges faced by all, namely to compete for the same resources such as all plant life require, the Locust struggled to and succeed in gaining access to a source of steady water as well as strong sunlight to overcome the obstacles it faced to enable it to grow past its much larger southerly neighbor in reaching for the needed sun obviously having started its growth much later than either of its two neighbors.

What lessons can be learned from this example of the Locust tree’s behavior? First of all knowing what’s important and focusing on it in spite of the obstacles (or hurdles) we face in life often at hands of callous types who would rather obtain the object of their desires easily or at the expense of others and the carry on as if their conduct in such matters is something to be brandished for all (who will listen and on occasion to force their wishes on others who choose to ignore such actions), to take note of. This adolescent type behavior would be “cute” if it were not for the fact that such types are supposed to be adults who should know better but who have obviously been exposed to bad examples that many flaunt as “successful” conduct because they can evade taking any responsibility for their actions, which may be considered innovative to some who have been exposed only to such actions but insolent, unethical and downright illegal and/or criminal behavior is just that and nothing more no matter how much it's dressed up in “silken” (exterior) garments. Meaning, demonstrating the ability to commit vandalism, terrorism, etc., from a distance (or in stealth) and then using the naturally occurring changing weather conditions (known as storms), to attempt to attribute such to our Creator by calling such “acts of god” and/or blaming others for those actions considered spectacular by some. Not only are such situations insulting and terribly wrong but are also gross miscarriages of justice by providing terrible examples for others to take note of in the pompous attempt by these “free loaders cause” types to show how impressive they are in their ability to carry out criminal acts and avoid taking any responsibility for their actions, who have obviously never learned that CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN NOT THE PATH TO AUTHENTICITY, WHEN THE WILL OF GOD IS INVOLVED - UPDATED, because of bad are very, very disgraceful examples of what “spiritual” should be by those who know actually very little about God’ s methods or God Himself and bring dishonor to the cause of His name as documented in the post THE DAY THAT ENABLES ALL TO HIDE - EDITED.

The second lesson to be learned is that not every battle has to be fought. By placing its “energy” on the southerly direction instead of attempting to be everywhere, such as “staging” a northern “offensive” in its standoff with the northerly Maple, the Locust was able to harness its available energy and “march” past the much older southerly Maple to its credit. Its action was carried out so well in this regard that the Locust tree is now on par with or has surpassed the Maple in height in this direction. This is an excellent example of knowing when to retreat as oppose to stand your ground, dig in and place available resources in a specific cause because it’s the most strategic action to pursue.

The Conclusion:

It is a sign of maturity in knowing when to retreat as oppose to marshaling one’s resources in an action or cause, because it could be the difference between emerging victorious as the Locust tree did or squandering one’s resources while attempting to meet every challenge with a full counter attack in a useless exercise often initiated by those of the “free loaders cause” with their resources aplenty (as documented in the post ELECTRONIC NETWORKING RECORDS FRAUD ON A SIGNIFICANT SCALE - UPDATED), just because their methods that have gained them success such as: intimidation, vandalism, harassment, etc. as discussed in the Conclusion section of the post HOW THE RECORDING OF MY JOURNEY SAVED THE DAY - EDITED AND UPDATED are repeated, even though the specific actions may be different but in principle the methodology remains because they are able to rely on many at their beck and call wanting much by doing very little meaningful activity, to implement their desires. The spiritual maturity described can only be attained through the type of continuous journey discussed briefly in the post WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE INSTRUMENT FOR “LIFE” - UPDATED AND AMENDED, which VERY few ever reach and find. It is for this reason that so few are able to exhibit such a trait because it is rarely attained by any and as a result, resources are expended in actions that are a waste of time that should be ignored especially when faced with repeated actions aimed at bringing about expedient reactions in return. These are vital and critically important life’s lessons that are exhibited by the Locust tree that should give us meaningful examples to apply to the obstacles encountered and how we deal with them could be the difference between eventual success and failure in the tasks we undertake. However, it is clear that such lessons are only possible where God working with His chosen is the case as it’s NOT possible for any to achieve the level of spiritual maturity being described to even exhibit these traits without His molding, it’s not remotely possible in our human natures to attain such a level when faced with repeated harassment, this is why this approach is rarely if ever seen in this context, clearly demonstrating that it's important to observe important life's lessons in nature (and even from a tree).