While wandering around following Sugar on morning jaunts, I happened to glance up at the tall pines near our building. The very top of the trees are so laden with pine cones that the branches are bowed under the weight of them. I wonder they don't snap off and come tumbling down on my head. Why doesn't the tree grow cones on the lower stronger branches?
As I investigated further, it occurs to me that the top branches, though smaller, are younger and more vibrant. They can be flexible because they have not yet grown rigid. And they are supported by the stronger older branches beneath them. Ah-ha!
Just like with human families. The younger people can tolerate having babies and dealing with little children better than the older people more set in their ways. They have the strength and energy to keep up and the flexibility to roll with the punches. Yes, they are also supported by the older, stronger (hopefully wiser) adults who bear them up in their work. Nice. Good plan.
Now if I could just turn out to be one of those strong, supportive parents, that would be grand. Working on it, but I have to admit, its a challenge.
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