Guest guest Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hello Jayne Thank you very much for sharing this messages... Helpful. Very helpful. Light and Love Shanta r > > Hello my dearest Brothers and Sisters - > > A lovely friend very kindly sent this message to me and I hoped it > would be alright for me to share its beautiful reflections with you. > > Many blessings and much love always - > > Jayne xxx > > There was an Indian Chief 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 > 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 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, the 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Dear Jayne, This was so beautiful! It definitely puts things into perspective when I have a challenging run in with someone whom is not quite as nice as they usually may be. I try to remember also, if I humbly might add to this wonderful post a small " affirmation " of sorts when I have a challenging time with someone, I say to myself " They are doing the best they can at this moment " . Thank you for this reminder for we all can get " grinchy " , especially with the holiday season shopping rush. Namaste, my friend, Luna --- In , " Jayne Hale " <jayne@...> wrote: > > Hello my dearest Brothers and Sisters - > > A lovely friend very kindly sent this message to me and I hoped it > would be alright for me to share its beautiful reflections with you. > > Many blessings and much love always - > > Jayne xxx > > There was an Indian Chief 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 > 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 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, the 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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