Do trees feel contentment?

I was just kicking back in the living room watching the first sunrise of 2013 - All the best by the way! - And I was admiring not only the quite lovely sky today but the trees on the field just outside. I commented on how content the trees were and my flatmates mocked!

Trees don't have feelings and whatnot.

There must though come a point when plants reach a peak and think to some extent, ahh, we're sorted here. Does that not give them some sense of reward? I really don't know, my flatmates say no. But they've been wrong before

 

Of course they have feelings. They get wood.

 

......:rofl:



Cheers Glen.

 

then straight after they leaf

 

haha. bunch of nuts. all of u.

 

I bet the feeling of being chopped down translates to feelings of confusion, panic, frustration and helplessness, but trees don't have brains to process these kinds of feelings like we do so these "feelings" would be physical reactions relating to survival. All the plant does is continue it's processes until it can no longer do so without regard for much else.

So does a plant have feelings? They recognize their situation in the world, so if they are healthy and undisturbed it's standard operating procedure but if they're damaged they sort of think "oh darn, time for plan B" so they'll regrow limbs if they aren't too damaged. So I would say that "oh darn" moment is discontentment, and the feeling of being healthy and growing would equate to contentment. I would say content and discontent are feelings, so yes, plants have feelings.

But that's a head scratcher.

 

plants are receptive to vibrations if thats what u mean.

some different plant species grow well together while others dont. are they sensing anything? well yes, the other plants vibes. permaculturists know what plants to plant next to one another, which ones will thrive, through studying nature etc...

Dr. Masaru Emoto of Japan discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors.

The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health. The success of his books outside Japan has been remarkable. Dr. Emoto has been called to lecture around the world as a result and has conducted live experiments both in Japan and Europe as well as in the US to show how indeed our thoughts, attitudes, and emotions as humans deeply impact the environment.

 

We don't know enough about conciousness to judge whether trees have it. If they do, it would be completely different to what we experience. I like to think they do.

 

yes i agree, plants are more receptive than we are, they probly sense things we cannot.

 

Trees don't appear to have a sense of urgency.

 

just because you don't understand them doesn't mean they don't

 

but they won't tell you what they think about it

 

Cause they are in no hurry, tending to sit things out.

 

Dr Emoto: incorrigible, self-promoting pseudoscientific gobbledegook.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto

 

well their conciousness may not be designed for such. but they can express themselves in other ways. maybe its us thats not on their wavelength, maybe thats why we cant percieve their communications.

 

yes well we are all self promoting in one way or another. eckhart tolle sells his books and satsangs etc..., we all have to live in this world somehow.

but if you stop to think, you can apply this theory to humankind too.

if i lived with someone who was always angry and nasty, using words embedded with negative emotion, sooner or later i will feel pissed off and my cells will be affected.
on the other hand, if i lived closely enough to someone who showed a more positive emotional charge in their communications, i will definatley feel much better, therefor that too will effect my very cells.

 

Via the mechanism of your sense organs and an extremely complex central nervous system.

 

trees are to way more advanced than humans,so they don't need feelings, although i always feel like stickin' bandaids on amputated branches everytime i see them.

 

I had one smile at me one time..

 

ae u sure it wern't 2 trees that smiled?