Do you feel connected?

Plant Hyphae, or filaments of fungi, entwine with the terminals of tree roots to build underground networks that appear to benefit both organisms: the fungi receive a consistent supply of sugar from the trees, and the filaments break down minerals in the soil that trees can absorb.

Mycorrhizal networks are linkages between trees that allow one tree to move resources underground to another. 

According to this theory, if a tree is cut down, other trees start working to sympathize and help with the tree that has been cut down. They feed a tree that is separated from its origin. 

The people who are living for any reason in other countries feel unconnected, have a sense of detachment, and feel they do not belong to the new culture. It is like that you are a branch that is cut down from a tree and quickly dries up and dies. Yes, I felt the same, but some people are doing the same as trees do to keep us alive. But now I feel abundance because I am with those people who are trying to keep not only me but also all of us on the right path and guide us in the new culture. It is good for all of us as a collective consciousness. The helper team proved that we are not separate from each other. 

 I know how hard they are trying to support us. It impressed me. Words are not enough to share what I feel. 

What you do touches my heart.

Thank you, Helper Team (Xamk. Mikkeli, Finland).

”Human beings are members of a whole

In creation of one essence and soul

If one member is afflicted with pain

 Other members uneasy will remain

If you have no sympathy for human pain

The name of human you cannot retain.”

By Saadi (an Iranian poet)

The text is written by Soodeh Zahedshekarabi, who was a TET trainee in Juvenias Helper – project from 9.9.-20.9.2024.

Tekstin on kirjoittanut Soodeh Zahedshekarabi, joka oli Juvenian Helper-hankkeessa TET-harjoittelijana 9.9.-20.9.2024.