As'slaamo
Alaikum
The Boy & 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...
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 4 granted we don't
appreciate all they do 4 us, UNTIL it's 2 late.
Wallahi May Allah(God) 4 give us of our
shortcommings and may He Guide us,
Insha'allah w Ameen Ya rub.
Please enlighten all your friends and
your families by telling them this story,
Love your Parents
And your Lord has decreed that you
worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your
parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in
your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at
them but address them in terms of honour.
And lower unto them the wing of
submission and humility through mercy, and say: "My Lord!
Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was
small."