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Footsteps Of Life
this poetic piece depicts relations between an elderly Man and the Environment through the Symbolism of a Trees. Jewish tradition tells the story of an old man who was bent over a small fruit tree he was planting in the ground. He was approached by a passer-by who said to him, “Old man, come and greet the Messiah!” The old man said, “I’m planting a fruit tree.” “A fruit tree! You won’t live long enough to eat its fruit. Come, the Messiah is waiting.” The old man said once more, “Let me finish planting the fruit tree and then I’ll greet the Messiah.” The point of the story is about our hope for a better future, maybe for us but most definitely for our children. We plant for the future. It’s what we do, even if the fruit is something only our children and grandchildren will enjoy.
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