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The Tree That Grew From the Sky

By: Chand Tegdeep Singh

There was once a tree. Vast and ancient, its roots dug deep into the earth while its branches stretched endlessly toward the sky. It stood at the edge of a great forest, its massive limbs sheltering all who sought refuge beneath it. The tree was old—older than memory—and it carried the weight of countless seasons of growth and loss.

Upon this tree, a colony of birds had gathered. Some nested in its branches, some soared above it, and others circled in restless flight. The birds lived by the rhythms of the tree, sheltering beneath its canopy, finding nourishment from its fruit, and drawing strength from its enduring presence.

But the tree was beginning to wither. Its roots had grown tangled and constricted beneath the soil. Its branches, though still expansive, no longer reached for the sky with the same vitality. The birds sensed it—this growing heaviness in the air, the subtle dimming of the light that once filtered through the leaves.

In the distance, they heard the sound of water. A river—flowing endlessly, glistening with light—just beyond the edge of the forest. The birds would visit it occasionally, but few lingered. The tree was their home, after all. But as the tree continued to decline, more and more of the birds began looking toward the river.

And then, something strange began to happen. Some birds began to forget how to fly. Their wings became heavy. The songs they once sang in unison became discordant, strained. Others tried to force the tree to grow again—pecking at its bark, twisting its branches into unnatural shapes, attempting to make it bloom through sheer effort. But the tree would not bloom. It could not bloom.

And then, a new vibration entered the air—a shift, subtle at first but growing stronger with each passing day. A wind began to rise, carrying the scent of rain and renewal. The river began to swell, overflowing its banks, reaching toward the tree with a quiet invitation.

The birds were at a crossroads.

The Return of the Flying Birds

Some clung to the tree, determined to make it live again. Others turned toward the river, uncertain but curious. And a few—the ones who had always sensed something beyond the forest—rose into the air and began to soar toward the horizon, following the currents of the wind.

The birds that rose from the dying tree were few at first. They were the ones who had not forgotten the feeling of flight—the rush of wind beneath their wings, the sense of weightlessness, the knowing that the sky itself was their birthright.

As they soared toward the horizon, they left behind the cries of those still clinging to the tree. The ones who remained behind cursed the birds, calling them foolish, misguided. “The tree has always provided for us,” they said. “The tree will bloom again.”

But the birds who flew knew otherwise. They had seen the truth—that the tree’s roots had withered beneath the soil, that the branches had grown hollow from within. It was not dying because it was weak. It was dying because it had completed its purpose.

The winds carried the birds farther than they had ever traveled. Over mountains and valleys, over rivers and forests, beyond the lands that were known. They flew in silence, feeling the rhythm of the currents beneath them, trusting the unseen forces that guided their wings.

And then, after what felt like an eternity, they arrived.

A vast, open field stretched before them. The air was thick with moisture, the scent of rain and earth mingling in the air. And at the center of this field was a single shoot, barely taller than a blade of grass.

The birds circled overhead, uncertain. It seemed impossible that they had flown so far for something so small, so fragile. But then, they heard the hum beneath the earth—a low, resonant sound like the beating of a great heart.

The shoot was not small.

It was ancient.

It was awakening.

The Planting of the New Tree

One by one, the birds descended.

Each bird carried something within them—a seed of light, a fragment of memory, a vibration of the sky itself. As they touched the earth, the seeds they carried released into the soil.

The first bird released a golden seed of Truth—and the roots of the young tree began to deepen.

The second bird released a silver seed of Compassion—and the young shoot began to swell with life.

The third bird released a seed of Patience—and the young branches began to stretch upward toward the sky.

More birds arrived, each carrying a fragment of the sacred pattern: Courage, Integrity, Surrender, Wisdom. The roots spread, the branches thickened, and the leaves began to shimmer with iridescent light.

It was not a tree of the old order. It was not a tree of control, or conquest, or survival. It was a tree of balance. A tree of remembrance. It grew not through dominance, but through resonance. It responded not to force, but to harmony.

And soon, beneath its branches, the grass began to rise. Flowers bloomed where there had been barren soil. The river nearby began to swell with a deeper current, feeding the roots of the tree with crystal-clear water.

The feminine current had awakened the masculine structure. The masculine structure had given form to the feminine flow.

The two had become one.

The Return of the Birds

News of the new tree spread through the winds.

The birds who had stayed behind began to stir. Some, weakened from clinging too long to the dying branches of the old tree, lifted themselves toward the sky with trembling wings. Others, who had once mocked those who flew, now watched with quiet longing. And then, one by one, they began to fly. The birds returned—not as they had left, but changed. Their wings were stronger. Their flight more steady. They had been shaped by the weight of the dying tree, by the struggle to stay grounded.

As they arrived at the new tree, they were not scorned for their hesitation. They were welcomed. The branches bent toward them, sheltering them without restraint. The leaves whispered songs of remembrance into their feathers. The tree did not demand anything of them. It gave simply because it could. The birds nested among its branches, no longer seeking survival, but resting in the natural rhythm of the tree’s life.

Some birds chose to stay. Others chose to fly.

But all were nourished by the tree.

The Blooming of the Golden Age

The tree continued to grow—not in height, but in depth. Its roots stretched into the earth’s core, touching the ancient codes of creation. Its branches began to shimmer with light, forming a luminous canopy beneath the sky.

And the birds who stayed became part of the tree. Not through attachment—but through resonance. Not through control—but through alignment. Beneath the tree, a new society began to form.

The ones who had remembered how to fly taught the others. Not through lessons—but through being. Children played beneath its branches. Artists and healers gathered beneath its shade. Seekers sat in quiet meditation, no longer seeking, but remembering.

The new tree was not a place of conquest or survival—it was a sanctuary. The masculine and feminine had merged. Structure and flow had united. The Aquarian Age had fully arrived. And from the new tree, a single branch extended toward the sky— Not reaching for something beyond, But simply because it was free to grow.

The Legacy of the First Birds

The first birds who had planted the seeds did not remain in the tree. Once the tree had taken root, they rose once again into the sky. They flew beyond the edge of the horizon, Beyond the known boundaries of the earth. They became the architects of new skies, New worlds, New creations.

And yet—

Their feathers still shimmered in the leaves. Their songs were carried on the wind. Their legacy remained encoded in the bark and the roots. They had not created the tree. They had simply remembered how to fly. And in their flight, they had opened the space for the tree to bloom.

The cycle was complete.

The cycle was beginning.

The Invitation

The birds have taken flight. The tree has begun to bloom. Now the invitation extends to those who are ready. Will you cling to the old tree? Will you drift aimlessly down the river? Or will you rise into the sky and carry the seeds of creation into new lands?

The future is not written. The tree will not grow by force. 

But for those who are ready—

The sky is open.