The Oak

Behold the tragic fate of The Oak. To the world, it is but a robust collection of parts: fodder for the hearth, the leg of a table, or the hull of a ship. We see only its distortion through the teeth of time—the embodiment of a Holocaust survivor. It stands hijacked in its natural environment, deported as a mere obstacle to the march of “renewal.” It is a victim of sadism, scarred by tattoos such as ‘I was here.’

The Healing Victim

The list of severe violations of human rights is summarized in the life and well-being of this creation, the Oak. Yet, it endures it all, remaining unperturbed. It is a victim that heals by connecting, that offers perspective by sharing space. It literally cools the overheating of discourse beneath a patchwork of branches and leaves. The more challenges it faces, the higher the Oak grows, and the deeper its roots reach.

The Conduct of an Oak

What more can we, as “alleged victims,” learn than from the conduct of an Oak? “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Unbothered, it continues to build an ecosystem consisting of trillions of creatures and bacteria. It seeks a chemical connection by growing out of healing, refusing to be bent by the crimes committed against it. Man pulls himself up by the Oak, never the other way around.

A Manifesto for Structure

The Oak is more than a growing table leg or a branch to be used as a weapon against perceived injustice. It is the manifesto for complex societal structures. It is the PhD that rebuffs all self-proclaimed “experts.” The Oak creates space and offers shade.

Stop with the wisdom of the “Gretas”; study the biological and chemical concepts of the Oak. Discover the nonsense that makes your attempts at “improvement” utterly foolish. Let us set aside political science and sociology until we have fathomed the Oak and mastered its structure. The “ABC” of true science is the Oak.