The Parable of the Man and the Tree

[swampman]

Have you ever been somewhere that was so dark, that it seems to swallow your only source of light? At that point, you begin to see things in a different way. Take the Tree that you would never notice during day. It now looms over top of you, as if to say, "Look at Me! Why can't you see me during the day?" He would continue, "Why, in the middle of the hottest day, can't you thank Me for My shade? Or for that matter, why can't you thank Me for the Fruit of My Labor, that you so carelessly kick across that dirt road?"
What would you say to that Tree? How would you respond? Maybe you would respond like this, "But Tree, I never asked you to shade me. The Fruit, that You so earnestly want me to see, does not look good to partake of."
"And yet I will still do it," He replies, "Nor will I stop. Even when you kick my Fruit across the road, covering it with filth. Why? Because that's why I am here. To tell you, and all others that pass along this path, to take of this Fruit, and see that It is good."
It's at this point that you have a great decision before you. To reject this Fruit, and continue on this journey, alone. Or do you take the Fruit, and taste of it? That choice with forever change your view of this world forever we live in. Take my advice, and taste that bittersweet Fruit. See the world for what it is, a dark, dirty, disgusting place. And remember the Tree and His words, "Look at Me!"
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