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chero · 05-02-2007, 06:26 AM

I was reading someone's post in the family and friends forum...it was about apples and ideas and it reminded me of something I hadn't thought of in a long, long time...one of my favorite quotes...I shared it there and wanted to share it here too...

"If I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I'd still plant my apple tree today."

When I was younger I never understood that quote in its entirety, but several years ago it dawned on me what it meant. It wasn't about planting a tree and making the world beautiful for just this moment.

He wasn't planting any old tree. He was planting a fruit bearing tree. And one that would take a couple of seasons to produce a good harvest. It was about the moment he was in but it was also about believing in a future for himself and others no matter what things looked like right now.

For me this quote is about hope and faith and believing that there is a better way no matter what anybody says and no matter how bleak the future appears to you right now.

So, today....I'm off to plant my apple tree in hopes of a better future...no matter how I feel or how things look!

~Cheryl

duet_4-8 · 05-02-2007, 06:40 AM

You go girl!!

IO Storm · 05-03-2007, 12:12 AM

In the Program we call it "acting as if" the problem is already

solved.

In Christianity...we call it thanking God in advance and believing

the answer is already on the way.

Love,

Sherry

05-02-2007, 06:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
chero full of hope Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,170	No matter what! I was reading someone's post in the family and friends forum...it was about apples and ideas and it reminded me of something I hadn't thought of in a long, long time...one of my favorite quotes...I shared it there and wanted to share it here too... "If I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I'd still plant my apple tree today." When I was younger I never understood that quote in its entirety, but several years ago it dawned on me what it meant. It wasn't about planting a tree and making the world beautiful for just this moment. He wasn't planting any old tree. He was planting a fruit bearing tree. And one that would take a couple of seasons to produce a good harvest. It was about the moment he was in but it was also about believing in a future for himself and others no matter what things looked like right now. For me this quote is about hope and faith and believing that there is a better way no matter what anybody says and no matter how bleak the future appears to you right now. So, today....I'm off to plant my apple tree in hopes of a better future...no matter how I feel or how things look! ~Cheryl

05-02-2007, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
duet_4-8 A work in progress.... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FREE!!!! Somewhere in the Tennessee Mountains Posts: 1,016	You go girl!! __________________ Jen "The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place."-Barbara Deangelis

05-03-2007, 12:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,193 Blog Entries: 2	In the Program we call it "acting as if" the problem is already solved. In Christianity...we call it thanking God in advance and believing the answer is already on the way. Love, Sherry __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

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