There is a wisdom here
That a man needs learn.
To live in one place
For a thousand years,
Maintaining balance with ones surroundings,
Remaining healthy, Providing shelter, security and nourishment
For other forms of life.
And when death finally comes,
Leaving the place not impoverished
But richer and gentler for your being there
Is a feat which has been beyond the grasp
Of any of man’s ages,
Yet has been an integral part
Of this trees consciousness
For millennia.

Tom Bender Environmental Design Primer, Schocken Books, 1973