NATURE'S GREAT PRUNING

Every once in a while, Nature intervenes on the existence of the forest.  Wind, heavy snow and ice snap tree branches and bring down entire trees (even very large ones).  The first to go are the sick branches and trees – the ones with the most rot in them.

This is Natures Great Pruning and it happens once in a great while.  It is necessary to keep the forest strong.  Anything left standing will thrive.  In the spaces left by fallen limbs and trees – New trees will grow.

In the Economy – Nature is the Market and the Trees are the Companies in the market.  Some companies are very sick and need to go away completely, others must lose a couple of branches to enable them to remain healthy.

Just as the fallen trees will fertilize the ground for the remaining healthy and new trees, so will the healthy and new companies take up the assets of the closed companies and use them to grow.

Propping up a rotten tree, may allow it to stand, but it will rot never the less.