There was a man who had 4 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 1st son went in the winter, the 2nd in the spring, the 3rd in summer and the 4th in the fall

When all had gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.The 1st son said that the treewas ugly, bent, and twisted. The 2nd say no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The 3rd 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 that they were all right, because they had 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.

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of the rest.
Don't judge life by one season. preservere through the difficult patches and better time will come sooner or later.

My Notes To All My Friends =)

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