TINY DESTRUCTION
A few years ago there was an enormous pine tree that grew in mountains of Colorado. Many believed it was probably a seedling when Columbus discovered America. It was only half-grown when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Close study of the tree revealed that it had been struck by lightning some fourteen times. It survived centuries of Colorado’s bad winters. Age did not destroy it. Avalanches did not cause it to budge. Fires did not kill it. Many came to believe the old tree was indestructible! Then it happened. It was done in by a beetle — a little pine beetle that was so small that you could crush it between your thumb and finger.
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