A Wise Man Once Said

Appreciate your parents, because no matter what you can never pay them back.

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." -Mark Twain

An Appreciation Short Story

Below is a cute and wonderful story that will surely leave you wondering...

A long time ago, there was a huge tree. It loved a little boy very much, the boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop. He ate the apples. He would take naps under its shade. He loved the tree, the tree was so happy. Time went by... One day the boy came back to the tree. The tree said, "Come play with me." The little boy said, "I am no longer a kid, I do not play around a tree anymore. I want toys, I need money to buy them". Sorry I do not 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 tree was happy. 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 excited. "Come and play with me", the tree said. I do not 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 any houses. But you can chop off my branches to build your house. So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree again was lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!", said the tree. 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 faraway and be happy. So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and didn't show up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true. Finally the man returned after many years. "Sorry my boy, but I have nothing else to give you. No more apples for you, the tree said". "No problem, I don't have any teeth to bite it with". "No more trunk for you to climb on . "I am too old for that now", the man said. "I really cannot five you anything...the only thing left is my dying roots. "I am a tired man after all these years, "the man said. Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come, come sit down with me and rest. The man sat down and the tree was glad, and smiled with tears.

Everybody has an apple tree in your life, and they are your parents!


This article has been taken from
http://rayoflovesunshine.blogspot.in/2012/01/trees.html

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