I have written about this before. As I am reading more and more about the “secret life” of trees....what I am learning, of course, shocks my blasé assumptions.
More importantly, I remember, about someone called Lawrence, who we used to call in School as “Lawrence sir”.
He used to teach us basic economics in classes 8 to 10, basic woodwork in classes 5 to 7.
I owe my interest in economics and carpentry to him. Unabashedly admit to that.
Anyone else who studies in SJBHS (St. John the Baptist High School, Thane, Talao Pani).....in the 80s? Do you recall “Lawerence Sir”.
He also used to conduct UN classes....something I had taken so that I could spend another 3 hrs away from home (ahem!! More on that later). This was post-school from 2 to 3.30pm
In one of those classes, I remember he came in very late. We being we (as in kids) we ran amok in the classroom. When he finally came in, he saw us completely wasting our time and possibly wasting ourselves.
I don’t remember how...but his pedantic diatribe against us, quickly veered into how plants lived.
And his key points were
1) All plants talk to each other all the time.
2) You hurt one plant and every plant in the universe (of the same species) immediately sees you as a threat.
3) Plants can smell.
4) Plants can also talk though we cannot hear them.
#4 is wrong...but on all others, he was presciently right....30 years ago....that’s amazing...and he was just a small-time teacher in a small time public school.
He also continued and told us that the same applies to dogs/animals. You hurt one dog and every dog in the world will be scared of you. You are afraid of one dog and every dog in the world knows he can scare you.
I have not read anything like that yet....but Derrick Jenssen’s readings are remarkably close. (Look him up....you will be knocked by what you learn).
So in conclusion....looks Lawrence was remarkably right. Genius in small-town clothing? Anyone?
More importantly, I remember, about someone called Lawrence, who we used to call in School as “Lawrence sir”.
He used to teach us basic economics in classes 8 to 10, basic woodwork in classes 5 to 7.
I owe my interest in economics and carpentry to him. Unabashedly admit to that.
Anyone else who studies in SJBHS (St. John the Baptist High School, Thane, Talao Pani).....in the 80s? Do you recall “Lawerence Sir”.
He also used to conduct UN classes....something I had taken so that I could spend another 3 hrs away from home (ahem!! More on that later). This was post-school from 2 to 3.30pm
In one of those classes, I remember he came in very late. We being we (as in kids) we ran amok in the classroom. When he finally came in, he saw us completely wasting our time and possibly wasting ourselves.
I don’t remember how...but his pedantic diatribe against us, quickly veered into how plants lived.
And his key points were
1) All plants talk to each other all the time.
2) You hurt one plant and every plant in the universe (of the same species) immediately sees you as a threat.
3) Plants can smell.
4) Plants can also talk though we cannot hear them.
#4 is wrong...but on all others, he was presciently right....30 years ago....that’s amazing...and he was just a small-time teacher in a small time public school.
He also continued and told us that the same applies to dogs/animals. You hurt one dog and every dog in the world will be scared of you. You are afraid of one dog and every dog in the world knows he can scare you.
I have not read anything like that yet....but Derrick Jenssen’s readings are remarkably close. (Look him up....you will be knocked by what you learn).
So in conclusion....looks Lawrence was remarkably right. Genius in small-town clothing? Anyone?
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