trees

There is a tree in Porto Velho Brazil, in the Amazonas Basin.  When I was there in July, it had not rained for 60 days, yet this tree was sprouting up all over.  When we tried to clear the ground to put in a sewage system, we found that this tree was connected by runners (roots running horizontally) and had to be hacked and pulled out with a pick ax.  The young men broke two ax handles trying to clear the land.  It occurred to me that the only way the sprouting trees could be growing, is to somehow be connected to a "mother" tree by the runners.  The "mother" tree must have roots going very deep.  If we could discover the mother tree and cut her roots, we could effectively take care of all the sprouts which were everywhere.  When we are connected to God, it doesn't matter what the worlds conditions are;  our nourishment doesn't depend on anything external.  God is always there with fresh supplies of what we need.  On the other hand, sometimes the evil we try to deal with is directed too much at the symptoms rather than the underlying cause and sustenance.