Finnish proverb of the day: “The forest answers in the same way one shouts at it” teaches us that we get what we do to others
A sun-dappled forest clearing with a stream, mossy rocks, and ancient trees. A young woman offers a wooden bird to an appreciative elderly man. Among the many proverbs that have emerged from Finland’s forests, few capture the relationship between human behavior and consequence as beautifully as “The forest answers in the same way one shouts […]