What are trees? They're an organism that makes up part of an ecosystem. I could go on into more detail but the gist of it is that a tree is a plant with bark and leaves.
What did trees used to be? Trees used to be dancing creatures, shadowy and mysterious bad guys, or even enchanted objects that attacked anyone that came near in the case of Harry Potter. Trees were alive back then, and I'm not talking about alive as in the biological sense that they're living, breathing organisms. I'm talking about alive as in having a mind, a spirit, a soul, and even feelings.
Now, if you haven't already caught on, I'm not referring to what trees were like four billion years ago. I'm referring to what they were like when we were little.
When we were kids, everything was alive and magical. Trees were people or castles, clouds were the kingdom in the sky, boxes were spaceships or houses, the floor was lava that, when you fell into it, turned you into one of the lava monsters. I don't know about you, but that world sounds like a lot more entertaining than ours.
So here's my question: when did Teribethia, Narnia, Hogwarts, and Neverland stop being real? When did it become impossible to start your Pokemon journey or go visit Spongebob at Bikini Bottom? When did you stop wishing your magical powers would come, or stop trying to make your air, fire, earth, or water-bending work?
I'm not even old yet and it's safe to say that a tree is never going to come alive and dance again. When did 17 suddenly not become the most awesome, exciting, thrilling, worth-the-wait year? If I had one wish, it would be to have one more hour basking in the world where everything is alive and enchanting. Just one hour to believe in anything and everything once more.
