100 Moral Stories
The presiding judge, after his initial review of the case, stated that
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- 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 presiding judge, after his initial review of the case, stated that
“No matter how this case comesout, one thing is clear. The tavern own- er believes in prayer and the Christians do not.” 124 Chapter 77 LESSONS ON LIFE There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not tojudge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to goand 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, andthe 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 greenbuds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelledso 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 onlyone season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only oneseason, 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 through the difficult patches and better times aresure to come some time or later. 125 Chapter 78 THE ROSE WITHIN A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thornsupon the stem and he thought, “How can any beauti- ful flower come from aplant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom… it died. So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The good qualities planted in us atbirth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the goodwithin us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential. Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find therose within them. This is one of the characteristic of love… to look at a person, know their true faults and acceptingthat person into your life… all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help others to realizethey can overcome their faults. If we show them the “rose” within themselves, they will conquertheir thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over. Download 0.5 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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