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Plant a Cedar, Root Eternity!
There is something deeply Lebanese about planting a cedar. We know we may never sit beneath its full-grown branches, yet we plant it anyway, trusting that someone, years from now, will.
Yesterday, at the Rotary Beirut Cedars Forest in Kfardebiane, we continued a tradition that means a great deal to our club: planting Lebanese cedars in the names of loved ones and in memory of those no longer with us.
Held under the patronage and in the presence of District Governor May Monla Chmaitilly, the gathering brought us back to the mountains, to the land, and to a responsibility we share.
Lebanon has lost much of its forest cover over the years. Reforestation takes patience, care, and people willing to return long after the planting is done. Through this annual initiative, Rotary Club Beirut Cedars contributes to that effort, one cedar at a time.
And there is a quieter, more personal meaning to the day. A tree planted for someone we love gives that person’s name a place in the landscape. A tree planted in someone’s memory allows remembrance to grow into something living.
We left Kfardebiane with soil on our hands and the hope that these young cedars will still be standing long after us.
For the people we love. For the land we call home.
