Four Seasons of a Tree

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not 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 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. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge a life by one difficult season!!

wow......what a wonderful post......👍🏼

Awesome post...👏👏👏..quite an eye opener really...
Wonder why we all are stuck in the AR vs SR war sometimes...its true that humans need to overcome things like greed, wants, jelousy etc ...guess I am getting into a spiritual mode after reading your post...😆..but it was different from the rest of us and I really appreciate that!

Tamzieee….. 🤗

Wonderful topic..

Ditto.. we will survive…. This forum is great with great people..That is exactly what keeps me going…my friends!

We have lots of beautiful DMG moments and conversations that have kept us thur turbulent times..

This too shall pass!!

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.

@Quoted.. Agreed.....every DMG day is different and don't let the pain of one day overshadow the next…!!!

PS: Love you Dear😳!

omg...you made a topic.....after so long....
loved your post
And so so true especially at this time.
With a very nice message to keep the faith....with all ups and downs included.

i was thinking if i have to come to the main forum anymore with things happening around, and for a change a topic nothing to do with jodi but very sensible, what less a topic can we expect from you. TThanks for the good reading hun.

how utterly beautiful and befitting the current scenario!! m speechless...thank you...a pleasure reading it and a joy understanding it ! 😊

a wonderful post .⭐️⭐️

Tamanna....thanks of a beautiful post...and for reminding us that there is still hope....DMG can be made into the Best show on TV again!!!👏