Showing posts with label pear tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pear tree. Show all posts

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Pick a pear for me


The weather seems cool today, despite summer is here. This is what I describe as summer chill. The mornings break open with draftiness, under your own steam outside needs a pair of socks to temperate my feet together with a pair of running shoes. A light jacket helps swathe my back to keep me from getting cold. Just a prevention from sickness that appears once in a while when weather is unpredictable.

The pear tree is satiated with pears, small and firm, yet ready to be taken. I need a ladder to find the best one. They are medium sized, maybe not enough water, I thought. Luckily, a ladder was standing next to the playhouse where I use to play as a kid. The playhouse look dilapidated but standing silently. It is shabby yet full of memories. I picked the ladder with my right hand and carried it next to the pear tree. I climbed the few steps after situating it to the best place, where pears are bounty, waiting for me. Up, up and above, high enough to reach bunch of pears gathered one area, I touched each one, compare size and picked the biggest one. That's what I thought but I was off beam. When I examined the pear, it no bigger than any of the rest. Disappointed, I held myself responsible like it was a bad assessment. Like the decisions I made with my life. It was big and failure crept inside me. I came down the ladder and sit there for a while. Reflecting on my recent action, decision and my mood.

Oh well, it is no different from daily decisions made by me. It happened a few times. Those times when I chased the rainbow, those times where I want the best of me. It dawned on me that choosing something I believe in, is what matters. I may have chased the rainbow a few times but it was worth chasing them because I believe in my rainbows. I had fun chasing the rainbows, learning, yearning, and growing all at once. It was in those times that I have became a better person, a better experience and a better strength to face the next challenge in life.

Then I enjoy the pear, so scrumptious and fresh from the tree. This is my pick a pear for me moment and it was worth the time.





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The fruit of SILENCE is Prayer 
The fruit of PRAYER is Faith 
The fruit of FAITH is Love 
The fruit of LOVE is Service 
The fruit of SERVICE is Peace