TheLiteralTreeHugger

“Being kind to yourself is one of the greatest kindnesses.” Said the mole. 
          ~Charlie Mackesy 

“So much beauty we need to look after.” ~ Charlie Mackesy. 

“Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outside, but nearly everything happens on the inside.” 
          ~Charlie Mackesy 

“I’ve learned how to be in the present.”  Says the mole. 
          “How?” Asked the boy. 
          “I find a quiet spot and shut my eyes and breathe.” 
          “That’s good, and then?” 
          “Then I focus.” 
          “What do you focus on?” 
          “Cake,” said the mole. 
          ~Charlie Mackesy 

Alright, a bit of background first. The boy and the mole meet up with a fox caught in a snare. The fox threatens them, and the mole points out that the fox will die if he stays in the snare, so the mole frees him despite the previous threat. 
          After this, the mole says “one of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.”
          ~ Charlie Mackesy 
          
          (The next image is of the boy and the mole in a tree, looking down at the fox who made footprints in the shape of a heart in the snow)

“What is that over there?” Asked the boy. 
          “It’s the wild.” Said the mole. “Don’t fear it.” 
          ~Charlie Mackesy 

“Most of the old moles I know wish they had listened less to their fears and more to their dreams.” 
          ~Charlie Mackesy 

“I wonder if there is a school of unlearning.” 
          -Charlie Mackesy 

“What do you think is the biggest waste of time?” Asked the boy. 
          “Comparing yourself to others.” Said the mole. 
          -Charlie Mackesy 

“I got you a delicious cake.” Said the mole. 
          “Did you?” Asked the boy 
          “Yes.” 
          “Where is it?”
          “I ate it,” said the mole. 
          “Oh.”
          “But I got you another.” 
          “Did you? Where is that one?” 
          “The same thing seemed to happen.” 
          -Charlie Mackesy 
          
          I’m send an extra one today since I missed out. As you can tell, mole likes cake. He always makes me smile.