THE PEAR TREE

Appa BK

Muslimah Light
There 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 fulfilment.

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, fulfilment of your fall. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time.

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season.

Aspire to Inspire Before You Expire

Live Simply Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly.

Leave the Rest to God.

Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong

Sorrows keep You Human

Failures keep You Humble

Success keeps You Glowing

But Only God keeps You Going
 

xohanifaxo

one in a billion!!
mashallah..i love this line

"Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season."
 

lostlilly07

striving 4 Firadous
yeah stories like these are good reminders for each day.........insh'allah i am going to have to print every story that has a positive meaning and put them in a book. so that each day, I start with Thanking Allah and then a good reminder..

especially the part on live simple and give generously..............I certainly have a spending problemmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
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