The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 418 Apple Trees Provide Hope Trust And Fruit

The apple tree on Larry Lane was shared with the earth long before we brought 17 hundred other seedlings to this itty bitty forest in south Charlotte. A single apple tree is one of the greatest storytellers but to get to it there has to be a longterm relationship of trust.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ernie is my Blue Crown conyer. For over thirty two
years he has overlooked this forest right here in South Charlotte,
North Carolina. I mean every day Ernie sits in his
beautiful home, overlooking these trees, the nearby lake, and every
bit of the wildlife strolling freely beneath his vision. Ernie
and I share the same vision every single day. It's

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this forest. We both look into these trees and study
the earth below. There is something absolutely spiritual going on here.
The lyrics to Ernie's Forest, we both receive an amazing
amount of energy. I put all of my trust and
skills as a student into what he is willing to
share with me. These aren't my words, These are the

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lyrics from Ernie's Forest, chapter number four hundred eighteen. Today
we're reading from March sixteenth, twenty twenty four, long before
we planted seventeen hundred trees inside this forest in South Charlotte.
In nineteen ninety seven, I set free a baby apple tree,
yeah the box to or type. Take it home with
high hopes of it sharing fruit with the rest of

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the world. That once itty bitty tree is already getting
to be thirty feet tall. This morning, I took note
of the presence of a new season of leaves. The
rugged limbs that are leaning to the left. Old apple
trees are still ready to provide beauty as well as
tasty treats from nature. Rarely do we get a sample

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of those fruits, because the animals get to them long
before us. It's very magical, though, when your eye happens
to catch a dangling apple hidden away inside the meandering limbs.
With all of the business taking place around the world,
the old rugged tree says, hey, remember me. Of course
I laugh about it because I used to climb apple

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trees to devour those tart danglers. Mom and dad always says,
you're gonna get sick. Well I never really did get sick,
but it did spoil dinner. Welcome to spring, mister apple tree,
Please enjoy your stay on Larry Lane. Sometimes I think
planting a tree is more important than planting a thought,

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because with a tree, you've got something very physical and
mental right there in front of you. And through all
of the changes and challenges of the winds and the storms,
the hot summer days and the very bitterly cold winter days,
that tree still stands strong like I said, I remember
when it was just a seedling, and now it's thirty

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feet tall. It is much too tall for an apple tree.
Now in the days later on, we will cover the
pruning of the apple tree. Not only that, but the
rebirth of the limbs that were taken away. Amazing things
happen to not only your creative energy, but your willingness
to be present in this place called right now. Learning

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how to be here is not an easy task, but
it's well worth the journey to get here. It may
not be what you envisioned, but the fact remains. You
hold a story to a tree that's just another ring
in its trunk. I marrow, these aren't my words. These

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are the lyrics. Nope, I marrow, these aren't my words.
These are the lyrics from Ernie's Forrest.