Lessons on Life
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,
he second in the spring,
he third in the 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.
Winter
The second son said
no it was covered with green buds
and full of promise.
Spring
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.
Summer
The last son disagreed with all of them;
he said it was ripe and drooping with
fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
Fall
The Indian Father 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,
and 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 are sure to come some time!!
Author Unknown
May the Spirits always be with you!
Thank you for walking this path with me!
MorningStar Joni
