“Yes, where’s the proof that they have life? The proof is they grow and yield something; it could be a flower, vegetable, fruit or foliage. That means there is life. We don’t see this in the mountain or rock. The rock is not producing. That means plants and trees have life. Because they have life we consume them and so we survive.

 

Wherever there is life there must be some intelligence. For plants and trees to grow, evolve and express themselves in a specific manner; like the papaya will give birth to only papaya, the apple plant will give birth to only apple and not grapes, unless humans interfere.

 

So, there must be some intelligence that controls specific growth and expression from plants and trees. Intelligence emerges from consciousness. Where there is life, there is consciousness. Where there is consciousness, there is an experience of pain and pleasure. When we have consciousness, we become conscious of our presence. We are aware of our body & mind and we are trying to understand ourselves more and more. Still, we haven’t completely understood our purpose, presence, the way our body functions and the way we interact with nature and the nature that’s connected within us deeply.

 

We don’t know our origin, the complete workings of our brain. We don’t know our destiny completely, humanity as a whole. We are still trying and struggling to make some assumptions, at least reasonable assumptions. We have developed the ability to express pain and pleasure quickly. But when we are unconscious, we are still alive with life but we cannot directly exhibit our reaction to pain and pleasure. The body still reacts even though you are unconscious and cannot feel the pain, but it is very subtle and dormant. We would not be able to tell yet, physiologists and medical scientists would know they are harming the body as it throbs somewhere although the person is unconscious. This means that although you have consciousness, at that moment in time when they’re experimenting on the body creating pain or pleasure, your body is reacting in some manner but you don’t know because you are unconscious.

 

So also, plants and trees have consciousness, but they are unconscious, deeply. The consciousness is somewhere lying beneath every cell. Therefore, they do express in some subtle manner the pain and happiness. Happiness means to them the comfort of nature or being in the required conducive temperature perhaps. A gentle breeze may help a plant or tree, also the presence of certain birds or species on the tree might help, and that may be comfort for the plant or tree. They have latent consciousness and we have not developed the ability to sense and understand pain or pleasure expressed by them. However, they do experience but not the way we experience and express directly. They can’t cry immediately but they experience. They are immobile, they are planted firm yet they can communicate thousands of miles with the clouds and with the deep earth and with animals as well. We become special humans when we minimise extra consumption of resources, when we develop the ability to empathise with them, nurse them and try to protect them. This can contribute more for the health of the planet and the environment.”

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