Most of the visitors who walk through our garden commented about this tree with only two fruits as 'poor yield'. Anna and I often thought of this as yield of 'thirty fold' as mentioned by Jesus of Nazareth in one of His parables.
However, we have recently reflected on:'what makes a thirty fold yield to become hundred fold'!
Even this longing for hundred fold arises from the aspirational culture of modern times!
We live and work under the pressure of outstanding fruitfulness!
While it is a desirable to work for a good outcome, the pressure to perform becomes a burden and denies the joy of working.
A teacher told me yesterday that his extra time is taken up by students who need more attention. To him, he is in the profession of teaching to help such students. He is motivated by the challenge to make learning easy for those who are academically weak!
Fruits are important, the tree is even more important! That is why Jesus accepted the proposal of the gardener to tend the tree even more and cut it down only if it does not bear fruit the next year.
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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