Why does it say “man is like the tree of the field” – a tree is continuously growing – in order to grow, like the fruits, three things need to happen: first there must be barren, then it must grow, then the fruit must fall; the tree gets barren for a new cycle – this is the truth of life – most of us see growth as the attainment of an identity – “to be or not to be” – but that is a limited type of growth – an infinite growth is the ability to let go, to make room