This quote has always resonated with me ....

"You complain that your tree is not valuable as lumber.

But you could make use of the shade it provides,

Rest under its sheltering branches, and stroll beneath it, admiring its character and appearance.

Since it would not be endangered by an axe, what could threaten its existence?

It is useless to you only because you want to make it into something else and do not use it in its proper way.

Benjamin Hoff, Tao the Pooh