the Tree is a story of a tiny seed that grew to be a great tree. This wonderful tree became a very sad tree, as it was fashioned into a symbol of suffering and shame. Still it again became a wonderful emblem, an icon to remind all men of our freedom purchased on this tree. For over two thousand years it remains. Today, anywhere you travel you may see a symbol of that tree, a tree that will live forever in our hearts as long as earth remains.