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Here is a touching story.....
~ The Boy and the Apple Tree ~
A long time ago, there was a
huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday.
He climbed to the treetop, 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 do not play around trees any more” the boy replied.
“I want
toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but 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 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 do not have any house. 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 was again lonely
and sad.
One hot summer day, the man 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?” said the
man. "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be
happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing
and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after
many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore.
No more apples for you …” the tree said. "No problem, I do not have any
teeth to bite" the man replied. "No more trunk for you to climb on”
“I am too old for that now” the man said. "I really cannot give you
anything... the only thing left is my dying roots” the tree said with
tears. "I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after
all these years” the man replied. "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…
The
tree is like our parents
When we were young, we loved to play with
our Mum and Dad...
When we grow up, we leave
them…only come 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
just to make you happy.
You may think the boy is
cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents.
We
take them for granted we don't appreciate all they do for us, UNTIL
it's to late.
Love your Parents ...
Source: Muslim Converts/Facebook group
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