Hey! I really enjoyed your story. It brings up a very interesting thought experiment around a phrase I haven't really pondered about before. I really liked your world building - the great pine trees and the appearance of the sorcerer really intrigued me!
However, I need to agree with the other comment, that your order of introducing and talking about certain aspect could be improved. Additionally to what was already mentioned, I believe it's the same thing for your first paragraph. I really liked this one! But I only understood its purpose as an introduction to the sorcerer after finishing the story and coming back to think about it more. Perhaps that was your intention (make the readers wonder to make them keep thinking of your story), though I believe you could enhance this even more by connecting the end of your story to your first paragraph (repeating it, repeating parts of it, writing one single sentence that connects well and makes the story go 'round, ...) or making the transition between your first and second paragraph less stark.
Overall, though, I really liked it :D