A leaf

A leaf on a tree explains the living universe.

1. Pick a leaf on a tree and look at it carefully. One side is the mirror image of the other. SYMMETRY

2. Look at the intricate veining on the leaf. PATTERN

3. Observe how every leaf is the same as every other leaf and yet different in small ways. UNITY IN DIVERSITY

4. The leaf is the product of what the tree finds in the earth and in the sky. CONNECTEDNESS.

5. The dying leaf feeds the growing tree. The tree is home to many species. The leaves breathe out what we breathe in and we reciprocate. INTERDEPENDENCE.

There it is.