Why I wrote The Tree and the Mountain - Dare to Become By Jonathan Cave 6 May 2026 Ten years ago, I was a lawyer who had been practising for nearly fifteen years. I spent my days protecting my clients' interests to the best of my ability - which usually meant dealing with the latest fire needing to be put out in someone's life. In many ways, I was a firefighter in a suit. And it was exhausting. Author Jonathan Cave I know that I wasn't alone feeling this way. Many of us live in a constant state of urgency - minds racing, bodies tense, always bracing for what comes next.