Question

There is a great allinity between trees and man

Answer 1

There is a great affinity between trees and men. They grow at much the same pace, if they are not hurt or starved, or cut down. ... Mahmood was like the banyan, his hands gnarled and twisted like the roots of the ancient tree. Ali was like the young mimosa planted at the end of the courtyard.

Answer 2

Mahmood was like the banyan, his hands gnarled and twisted like the roots of the ancient tree. Ali was like the young mimosa planted at the end of the courtyard. In two years both he and the tree would acquire the strength and confidence that are characteristic of youth.