I envy the trees

I went jogging in the evening hoping that my jogging meditation will help remove some thoughts from my mind.

As I jogged, all my thoughts started appearing…one after another. And each time, I reminded myself to put the thought down and focus on my breathing. When one thought left, another would surface and take its place very quickly, throughout the 4.2km I jogged.

Midway through my jog, I looked up at the trees and suddenly, I realised I was envying them! At that moment, I actually wished I was a tree, standing there, swaying, enjoying the nice evening breeze.

Trees don’t have a thinking mind right? If I’m a tree, then I won’t have all those thoughts that cause mental suffering right?

Do trees worry? Do they get upset? Do they have anger?

Do they complain when it’s too hot? Do they feel cold when it rains continuously?

Hmm……