An Angsana tree was chopped down today so as to make the road safer for all motorists using that part of road. Yes, LTA has avoided taking such drastic action for 2 years already. It was thus a considered decision.
But let us take a few steps back into history and re-look at this tree situation.
Who was there first? The Angsana tree or the road? I am not sure, really.
If the tree was there first, can we, the human with brains, get the road to go round and further away from a precious tree that LTA had intended to save or be kind to?
But if the tree was planted by human beings to provide shade or for beautifying the road, then the decision to remove should have been easier.
Despite all the centuries of knowledge and successes that humans have accumulated on organ transplants, we could not transplant an Angsana tree.
I am going to discuss this issue with the trees at Botanical Gardens tomorrow.
Auld lang syne. What is done, is done. It is sad.
P/S - If my old man stands in my way to success tomorrow, should I chop him down to size?
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