18/06/2017
TOUCHING STORY- "APPLE TREE"
There was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to
come and play around it everyday. He climbed to
the tree top, ate the apples, and 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.
βCome and play with meβ, the tree asked the
boy.
βI am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees
any moreβ the boy replied.
βI want toys. I need money to buy them.β
βSorry, but I do not have money, but you can
pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will
have money.β
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.
βCome and play with meβ the tree said.
βI do not have time to play. I have to work for my
family. We need a house for shelter. Can you
help me?β
βSorry, but I do not have any house. But you can
chop off my branches to build your house.β 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.
βCome and play with me!β the tree said.
βI am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax
myself. Can you give me a boat?β said the man.
βUse my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far
away and be happy.β
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.
βSorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for
you anymore. No more apples for youβ, the tree
said. βNo problem, I do not have any teeth to
biteβ the
man replied.
βNo more trunk for you to climb on.β βI am too
old for that nowβ the man said. βI really cannot
give you anything, the only thing left is my dying
roots,β the tree said with tears.
βI do not need much now, just a place to rest. I
am tired after all these years,β the man replied.
βGood! Old tree roots are the best place to lean
on and rest, come sit down with me and rest.β
The man sat down and the tree was glad and
smiled with tears
This is a story of everyone. 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 donβt appreciate all they do
for us, until itβs too late.
Lesson: Treat your parents with loving careβ¦. For
you will know their value, when you see their
empty chair.
Honor your father and your mother, is the first
command with a promise.
-Ephesians 6:2