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The apple tree !
来源：洪恩论坛 Canuck's Comments
日期：2004-12-19
作者：vicky-sun
阅读：1392 次
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay
around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the tree shadow… He loved the tree and loved to play with him. Time went by…
the little boy had grown up and no longer played around the tree everyday. One
day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me.”
The tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys, I need money to buy them”. “Sorry, but
I don’t have money… but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will
have money.” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and
left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was
sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me.”
The tree said. “I don’t have time to play, I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house, but
you can chop off my branches to build you house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I’m sad and getting old, I want to go sailing to relax
myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you…” The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite.” The boy replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am old for that now.”
The boy said. “I really cannot give you anything…the only thing left is my lying roots.” The tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to
rest. I’m tired all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots is
the best place to lean on and rest. Come, sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad with tears…
Yes, what I want to say is obvious. The tree is our parents. When we were young,
we loved to play with our Mom and Dad… When we grew up, we left them, and only
came to them when we need something or we are in trouble. No matter what, parents always be there and give everything they could to make us happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree, but how all of us are treating our parents.
Be honest with yourself by paying attention to your actions. Actions speak louder that words, and they always tell the truth. What do your actions say about you
? If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more true—your words or your actions? On the other hand, if you say you’
re not good at a certain job, but your actions say otherwise, that’s also important. What do you do this insight? You can use it to make more beneficial choices in your life. By being honest with yourself based on your previous actions, your actions moving forward will be based on truth instead of just what you tell yourself.
Good Luck !
