Josie Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Seasons of Your LifeThere 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 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, fulfillment of your fall. Author UnknownConsidering the passed few days, maybe this is something for all of us to ponder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenRaines Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Great post Josie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphiblitz Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 ditto I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarbay Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Nice, Josie. True stuff. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisajo Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 AHHHHHHHH i have 4 sons huuuuuuuuuuh i wonder if i tried it on them LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
begood2 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Josie, Thanks for the post. When I first saw it in SF Blog I made a copy to share with friends. Looking at the post date it seems that you were the first to bring the Pear Tree story to LDS Talk forum and I hadn't noticed it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laureltree Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Josie..I like that, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I liked this too. We all have to stop and think sometimes about our perceptions of people, our environment, and many other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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