Do you remember the story of the fig tree who wanted to become a banna apple tree ,or a mobile tree with wheels, or study to become anything but something that it really was. Only after the gardener reminded it of the rich manure of life all about its roots coming up into its being, and that it should hold fast to being a fig tree “in a world that is doing every thing it can to keep you from being yourself”. It watched the sunset on what must have been a challenging day and declared, “I think I will be a fig tree.”
from the ETHIOPIAN SHOP by Edward Hays / quote from ee cummings
Do you remember the story of the fig tree who wanted to become a banna apple tree ,or a mobile tree with wheels, or study to become anything but something that it really was. Only after the gardener reminded it of the rich manure of life all about its roots coming up into its being, and that it should hold fast to being a fig tree “in a world that is doing every thing it can to keep you from being yourself”. It watched the sunset on what must have been a challenging day and declared, “I think I will be a fig tree.”
from the ETHIOPIAN SHOP by Edward Hays / quote from ee cummings