Here is a picture of J.R.R. Tolkien looking at some flowers in a greenhouse. Apparently, he was the worst person to take walks with because he liked to stop and observe every tree he passed very carefully. We can only assume that he did this because he was waiting for them all to reveal their true Ent nature and speak to him. Ents do speak slowly, after all. They were probably between words while he was watching.
Please remember, over the next few weeks, as you finish another book and binge watch another TV series and start a new podcast and take an online museum tour and paint along with Bob Ross and listen to music to make the days feel shorter—during a crisis, you relied on artists and writers to stay sane. And, in the future, maybe scoff a little less when people say they’re making a career in theater, or music, or English, or art.