96.We Should Look to the Forest with Humility我们应以谦卑的态度对待森林

96. We Should Look to the Forest with Humility我们应以谦卑的态度对待森林

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森林，可以说是我们的衣食父母，我们所需的一切都与森林脱不开干系。

The abundant rainfall over the mountains drenches the forest, and the water flowing down the valleys feeds endlessly into the wetlands. Within the dampness of the forest, each organism finds its own place to call home. The forest is made up of a variety of ecosystems.

Fed by the moisture from the trees, plant life thrives in the forests on the island of Yakushima. Plants grow out of the humus-covered earth, on fallen trees or stumps, and even at the tops of trees. Standing in front of one of these magnificent trees. a forest unto itself, you cannot help but

ponder our human existence.

The trees in the forest stand serenely, halting the fall of the massive raindrops. I walk through the forest, and the rain dances as it splashes against leaves, enshrouding the woods in fog. I take a deep breath, and the rain soaks to the very depths of my lungs. The water flows from leaf to branch, then down the trunks of the trees-already, it is becoming a part of the wetlands. The budding plants on the tree trunks, even those at the top of the trees, take their water from this flow. At the foot of the trees, their leaves turn into rich humus, retaining water that helps to bring

life to other organisms in the forest. The life cycle of the forest is inseparably joined to the flow of water. Water fosters life in all of the organisms under the forest's canopy, and in turn this same water brings life to us. How humble this should make us feel! We consider it a matter of fact that water pours out of our faucets when we turn on the tap. The drainage from our unsparing water use finds its way into the rivers and eventually flows to the ocean. The oceans, however, is losing its ability of cleanse this water.

Rain collects pollution from the atmosphere, and falls once more to the forest. The forest nurtures our lives and the lives of so many other creatures, yet it is threatened This no longer even comes as a surprise to most people, we all know that the water and the air are not getting any cleaner, and the fact is that if we do not regulate our daily lives, the forest is in danger. The sight of once healthy trees that now stand dead is becoming more common. The plant life that is supported by the trees is also in a delicate position. This is the face of our future. We are harming

the environment in which our waters circulate. We must look to the forest, which bring so much life to the world, with more humility. Standing in front of one of these trees, it becomes clear just how much our lives are intertwined.

山坡上充足的雨水浸透了森林,水顺着山谷流下，源源不断地流入湿地。在潮湿的森林中，每个生物体都寻觅到了可称为白己家的地方。森林是由不同的生态系统组成的。

有树木上的水分滋润，屋久岛森林中的植物生长旺盛。它们长在腐殖质覆盖的泥土里,长在倒下的树木或木桩上,甚至长在树梢上。站在一棵参天大树前它本身即是森林的象征，你无法不深思有关我们人类的存在。

森林里树木宁静地矗立着，阳止了瓢泼大兩下泻。我步行穿越森林,两水溅在叶上飞舞,将树木掩液在云雾中。我深吸了一口气,水汽渗透到我肺部的深处。水滴从树叶流到枝干,接着滑落到主干--它已经成为湿地的一部分。生长在树干上甚至树顶上发着芽的植物，从这种流淌中吸收水分。在树木底部，它们的树叶变成丰富的腐殖质，保留佳水分,帮助森林里的其他生物体保持活力。森林的生命循环同水的流动密不可分。水滋养着所有森林的华盖下的生物。正是这水给我们带来了生命的活力，这使我们感觉多么谦卑！我门想当然地认为，只要一拧开水笼头,水就会自动流出来。排水系统把我们用过的污水排入江河，并最终汇入海洋。但海洋正在丧失净化水的能力。

雨水从大气中吸纳污染物，并且再次降落到森林中。森林养育了我们的生命，以及如此众多的其他生物，但它却遭受威助。对于大多数人而言，这甚至不再是一件令人吃惊的事。我们都知道空气和水变得不再清洁。而事实是，如果我们不对日常生活进行规范，森林将处于危险之中。曾有郁郁葱葱的树林现在一片片死亡。这种景象越来越普通。依赖树木而生存的植物也面临生存危机。这就是我们未来的面貌。我们正在毁坏我们的水循环环境。我们必须以谦卑的姿态对待森林,是它给世界带来如此多的生命。站在其中一棵树前，我们会清晰地意识到我们的生命是如此的相互依存。