The Kiss

 When a leaf falls from the tree does it just die, of no more value to nature?  No, as one poet states, when the leaf falls from the tree it kisses the earth to help bring it back to life.  The earth is nourished by that dying leaf and in the spring the earth will come alive again, if you will, from its dormancy.  We all have value and purpose, living and dying.  In a sense we are dying from the moment we come into his world.  But dying to self is most important because that is when we can give a kiss of life to others who need regeneration.  In recovery one person gives up something in order to nourish someone else.  A mother does this for a child as does a father.  To feed our self-centeredness is to starve other people.