Four Seasons of a Tree - A Story

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Gettin a little busy...Sorry for the delay..Another lovely

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Four Seasons of a Tree

 

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not

to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go

and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in

the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the

youngest son in the fall.

 

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to

describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent,

and twisted. The second son said no--it was covered with green buds and

full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms

that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful

thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it

was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

 

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because

they had each seen but ONLY one season in the tree's life. He told them

that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the

essence of who they are--and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that

life--can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

 

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your

spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the

pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one

difficult season. Persevere throught the difficult patches and

better times are sure to come some time or later.

 

Courtesy of Pravsworld

 

Sairam,

Swetha