What does a pear tree look like????

There was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too


quickly. So he sent them each on a quest.., in turn..,


to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.





The first son went in the Winter, the second in the Spring, the third in Summer, and the youngest son


in the Fall. When they had all gone and come


back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.





The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and


twisted.





The second son said "no" it was covered with green


buds and full of promise.





The third son disagreed; he said


it was laden with blossoms that smelled so


sweet and looked so beautiful. It was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.





The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and


fulfillment.





The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one


season in the tree's life.

What does a pear tree look like????
It's done better in the blind men descrbing an elephant version.
Reply:A wonderful koan, one of many. I hope it brings understanding to those lacking before.





May I offer a suggestion?


This world


our world,


this our only world is suffering now!





can we unite our messages of wisdom to focus on the plight of inter-tribal warfare and environmental degradation?





We are so close, why choose war.


We live on one, in her we shun?





Water is comfortable on all planes.
Reply:i didnt look.
Reply:sort of like an apple
Reply:Thank you for sharing those words of wisdom with me i had never heard that before. I can use this in relation to my life I have been enlighten by your story.





Thank you Sincerely Hawaiifirewalker
Reply:exactly- the different perspectives of people is what we see- just look at the differences between Islam, Judaisum, and Christianity- one God, three different perspectives...
Reply:the beauty of something - the essential quality of it is is not best described as a snapshot it may be true that a photo never lies but it does lack depth





the beauty of something is best descibed as an event - quality is a constantly unfolding happening which is the oneness the chief describes





reveling in our 'snapshot' 'one sided' knowledge, as the chiefs sons did arrogantly assured we have the truth of thing encapsulated, is a major flaw in our consideration of the beauty of our unfolding reality!





The chiefs words are as relevant today as the day they were spoken.
Reply:I know.....