If you've ever stopped and studied a palm tree, it is actually one of the most hostile looking objects on this planet, yet it is synonomous with paradise and tranquility. Why is that?
This weekend we took a trip to Palm Springs. We went to Joshua Tree National Park and hit the outlet malls - very dichotomous activities. On one hand, I was thinking, look at all this vast undeveloped land (Joshua tree, not the outlet mall). Someone could have come in and built like a million homes here, but they didn't. The Joshua Tree is such a odd looking plant - it's a type of palm that is very drought tolerant and has an odd stubby shape. Alone, it looks like a mutant tree with no purpose (certainly no aesthetic purpose), but when you see stretches of land dotted with these lonely misfit creatures, you think there must be a reason for there existence. There is a peace about them. You can't help stop and stare and wonder, "where did they come from and how do they even thrive with no water." As we drove further downhill and closer to civilization and water, those trees disappeared. There are species of plants and wildlife that choose to live only where it is harshest and practically uninhabitable. As for our family, we choose to live in a warm, cozy home in a neighborhood that is not too far from good restaurants and Korean markets.
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