分类: 生活感悟 |
A long time ago , there was a huge apple tree . A
little boy to come and lay around it every day . He climbed to the
top , ate the apples . took a nap under the shadow ... He loved the
tree and the tree loved to play with him .
Time went by ... the little boy had grown up and
he no longer played around the tree every day .
One day , the boy came back to the tree and he
looked sad .
" Come and play with me , " the tree asked the
boy .
" I am no longer a kid , I don't play around tree
anymore . " The boy replied , " I want toys , I need money to buy
them . "
" Sorry , but I don't have money ... but you can
pick all my apples and sell them . So , you will have money .
"
The boy was so excited . He grabbed all the
apples on the tree and left happily . the boy never came back after
he picked the apples . The tree was sad .
One day , The boy who now turned into a
man returned and the tree was so excited .
" Come and play with me , " the tree said . " I
don't have time to play . I have to work for my family . We need a
house for shelter . Can you help me ? "
" Sorry but I don't have a house . But you can
chop off my branches to build your house . " So the boy cut all the
branches off the tree and left happily . The tree glad to see him
happy but the boy never came back since then . The tree was again
lonely and sad .
One hot summer day , the boy returned and the
tree was delighted . " Come and play with me ! " the tree said . "
I am getting old . I want to go sailing to relax myself .Can you
give me a boat ? "
" Use my trunk to build your boat . You can sail
far and be happy . " So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat .
He went sailing and never showed up for a long time . The tree was
happy , but it was not true .
Finally , the boy returned after he left for so
many years .
" Sorry , my boy . But I don't have anything for
you anymore . No more apples for you ... " the tree said .
" I don't have teeth to bite , " the boy replied
.
" No more trunk for you to climb on . "
" I am too old for that now , " the boy said
.
" I really can't give you anything ... the only
thing left is my dying roots . "
" I don't need much now , just a place to rest .
I am tired after all these years . " The boy replied .
" Good ! Old tree roots is the best place to lean
on and rest . Come , Come sit down with me and
rest . The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears
...
This is a story of everyone . The tree is
our parent . When we were young ,we loved to play with Mom and Dad
... When we grown up , we left them , and only came to them when we
need something or when we are in trouble . No matter what , parents
will always be there and give everything they could to make you
happy . You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's
how all of us are treating our parents .
Take time out during the day for quiet
time to listen to your inner voice . You may want to use your quiet
time to meditate or pray . However you use this time , the key is
to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within
yourself . Breathing deeply during quiet time will also help you
focus . I know it's hard to find quiet time during a particularly
busy day , but it's so important ? even if ti's just 10 minutes a
day you have to sneak away to get it . Quite time can heart
reminding you of His perfect love for you .
Be honest with yourself by paying
attention to your actions . Actions apesk louder than words , and
they always tell the truth . What do your actions say about you ?
If you say you love your job ,but your actions say otherwise ,
which do you think is more true ? your words or your actions ? On
the other hand , if you say you're not good at a certain jub , but
your actions say otherwise , that's also important . What do you do
with this insight ? You can use it to make more beneficial choices
in your life . By being honest with yourself based on your previous
actions , your actions moving forward will be based on truth
instead of just what you tell yourself . Despite what your
subconscious may be telling you , you can have love with no limits
. The key is to unconditionally love yourself first
.