| 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. |
WINTER
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
SPRING
The second son said "No it was covered with green buds and full of promise"
SUMMER
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.
FALL
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 speaking the truth, 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.
MORAL:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come sometime or later.
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6 comments:
hii
guess ur post shatters the norm tat "first impression is the best impression" :)
just now I completed my Fall semester and was feeling good, after reading this Iam afraid of my winter's Consequences(bent and twisted..)hope winter won't be bad me either..
Just Kidding...
Good Stuff
But I have one doubt How can this story applied to INDIA where there are only 2 seasons (Summer and Severe Summer)...
again kiddin
Good Stuff though
@ rebel
I guess so
everyone has a different view ;)
@ ravi
lolz! man
hey archie,
I guess one must look at the brighter aspect of life even during the seemingly dark times.
Btw i've blogrolled u too :)
i too got this mail.. n the pics attached alongwith it were so beautiful
That is a very nice story Archie. I had read the story with same moral in one other blog.
Its Sweet and simple.