rode atop the rickshaw to language class, a crowd was gathering beside the road. I watched and wondered what they were doing. I searched the scene; they were gathering around a large tree. They were tying red string, offering flowers, placing candles, sweets, and idols around the tree.
Later I learned that worship of this tree had begun only hours before. The tree had caught on fire sometime in the early morning hours.
It had been suggested that this tree was holy, because it had caught on fire. Therefore, the tree had become an object of worship.
Some worship in amazement, some worship in fear. May those who worship created things come to know the Creator of all things.
~Heather
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