As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.

“अध्ययनको यो पाटो, मेरो लागि गर या मर बराबर थियो,” उनी भन्छन्, “अनुसन्धानाको अस्तित्व नै यी नमुना सङ्कलनमा भर पर्थ्यो ।”

“It was literally a do or die situation for me,” he said. “Either collect samples or your research is for nothing!”

“ओहो ! गल्ति पो गरियो कि ? आखिर किन मैले कलेजको आन्तरिक परिक्षा छोडे? के मध्ये नेपालको सुदुर भिराला पहाडका जङ्गलहरुसँग पैठेँजोरी खेल्न?”

Those who know where the yews are don’t know how valuable they are, while those who see the tree's value simply don’t know where they are.