Lessons on Life
There once was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn that they should not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each, in turn, on a quest to go and look at an apple tree that was some 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 each gone to the apple tree and returned, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree he saw was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said the tree he saw was covered with green buds, and full of promise.
The third son said the tree he saw was laden with blossoms, that smelled sweet and looked beautiful, it was the most magnificant thing he had ever seen.
The last son said the tree he saw was drooping with ripe fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The Chief 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 should not judge a tree, or a person, by just one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love, that come from life, can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are complete.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.
There once was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn that they should not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each, in turn, on a quest to go and look at an apple tree that was some 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 each gone to the apple tree and returned, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree he saw was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said the tree he saw was covered with green buds, and full of promise.
The third son said the tree he saw was laden with blossoms, that smelled sweet and looked beautiful, it was the most magnificant thing he had ever seen.
The last son said the tree he saw was drooping with ripe fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The Chief 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 should not judge a tree, or a person, by just one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love, that come from life, can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are complete.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.
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