There once was a tree that lived happily in a big forest with many other trees. Occasionally, some of his brother and sister trees were cut down and the tree grieved, but when he discovered that his friends were reborn into some beautiful object that helped human beings, he no longer wept but actually looked forward to his turn to become something beautiful. Before long, a woodcarver came and examined the tree. The carver looked at the tree and imagined a beautiful figurine that could be made from its fine wood. The tree was delighted thinking that someday it would stand in a museum where people from all over the world could come and enjoy its beauty. The tree was so excited it jumped for joy, but just as it did the carver's initial blow came to the tree causing a huge gouge in the wood. T…