The trees had to come down to make way for a new road. This is always sad but it was necessary because of the ever increasing population and greater volume of traffic. The felled trees had been around for decades and their strength provided protection for the weaker trees behind them.
These trees had always been protected from the harsh weather and high winds and had not grown strong with deep roots. This meant that when they were exposed and the storms came, they were uprooted and fell. It reminded me of the house built on the sand which collapsed when the floods came. The weak trees which were then exposed to the elements had little strength of their own , because they had never needed it.
The same principle applies to people. If they have never been exposed to difficult lives, they are not prepared when times get difficult. That might be why sometimes God does not give us what we want when we ask. He has to do more preparation in our lives. We are inexperienced and need to be toughened up. The Bible tells us that ‘man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upwards.’ We trust God to prepare us for the trouble at the right time.