Exactly, we can’t tell (yet). So the feeling of wanting to be like a tree is a superficial one for now. Because we don’t really understand what it means to be a tree, we just like what we see to be a tree.
We look at their difficulties and think “I can handle that”, but it’s no different than an amateur watching a master at work and think “I can do that” even though it’s the environment and experience that allowed them to grow into what we see.
Exactly, we can’t tell (yet). So the feeling of wanting to be like a tree is a superficial one for now. Because we don’t really understand what it means to be a tree, we just like what we see to be a tree.
We look at their difficulties and think “I can handle that”, but it’s no different than an amateur watching a master at work and think “I can do that” even though it’s the environment and experience that allowed them to grow into what we see.
Alien trees are included.