The Mystery of Ghost Pine

Coming in 3 weeks, the celebration of St. Patrick's Day will be alive in shades of green decorated with shemrock! I hope that as this day comes, the spring is around the corner to shine =)

My thoughts with the ghost pine remain as a tragic history in the MCS alma mater. I honestly believe that any trees deserve a good life to live, especially serving as an inspiration for urban inhabitants. The power of green is the natural force which allows us to breathe, be renewed, and be cleansed. In fact, the shaping of the current learning environment lies upon the hands of public school promoters which cast me doubts about the respect for the tradition of Christianity by the founders. The construction remains as a historical witness; however, the liveliness of the founding spirit and the wisdom of this old school has been gradually going away. Don't get me wrong - I love my alma mater; however, I just wish that the school administrators could also come into realization that this pivotal point means more than just conservation or even political drives of public education, it is also a demonstration to all former and current students, as well to the public, that they do not have the capacity to embrace an old tree, which is a failure to their educational core values - respect, love, and honor.

The Irish people carry symbols of their Celtic culture to celebrate the history of nation and of Christianity. They fled from famine, immigrated in hundred thousands of numbers, and followed the spirit of St. Patrick's. I found it fascinating that men and women can come to celebrate a form of new life through years and years in a form of commemoration. Sometimes, as urban people, we forget the past so easily. We constantly desire to be blessed with new things, new thoughts, and new relationships to flourish - however, don't you think that all these just come from nowhere? The value of recycle helps us presenting the same materials over and over, so that people feel refreshed - in either more or less costly ways.

The remains of ghost pine are still a mystery. Watching the news from overseas is just as heart-breaking as seeing the real tree to be chopped down into several pieces. It lives as old as my father, or even grandfather. May the Irish Blessing be with the spirit of the ghost pine - to continue to bless more people. Although it's physically 'dead', it continues to spread even more blessing in love that touches more the hearts of the young that we all remember - lest not forget.