The Laden Tree.

How important are fruits on a tree ?

Well, any tree which is supposed to bear fruit should and must bear fruit. Thats that tree's karma. The tree should not only bear fruit, but that fruit must be amongst the best that can be found on similar trees. Unfortunately, trees cant do much about their self product quality control.

There was a mail from a friend a few days ago, A farmer, somewhere in the US of A used to consistently get the best prize for his corn. A reporter interviewed him and thereafter the world learnt something interesting. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbours.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year ?" asked the reporter.

"Why Sir" said the farmer "Didnt you know ? The wind picks up pollen from ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior, sub standard and poor quality corn, it will steadily degrade the quality of my corn".

That was an example of controlling output of a tree which has no control over its own self product. As also it amplifies the fact that Success never happens in isolation, but its a collective and participatory process

Coming back to the good old tree, a tree or a group of trees or an orchard is only known by the quality of its produce. No matter what goes behind the production, the output has to be superior to all others comparable as well as acceptable to those who consume it.

Once can only be known for good output. And yes, the Laden tree with the sweetest and most palatable fruits would be most popular. :)

Is my writing too "Metaphoric". I will appreciate comments and replies.