Nature is my mentor

We went for a walk in Ruissalo, a nearby island.

There was this one tree fallen quite some time ago.
Did the tree mind? Of course it did! It would not get as much sunlight as the others.
Did the tree give in and let it decompose? No. It figured out better solution. It found a plan b.
The tree did not throw the towel in, when the World threw him the worst. There's a lot to learn.

How on earth is this possible?