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 dropping 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.
Trust in
God for He can change the situations of your life. He will not let you down.
Don’t let
the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don’t
judge life by one difficult season. God will change your life for good.
Persevere
through the difficult patches and God will surely bring better times in your
life very soon.
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