> > Greetings, > During the treks in North india, one of my batchmate from AP Mr Vijay Shah, enrolled me for this free subscriptions, wherein I had received the highlighted story, just thought of sharing it here, Extremely sorry for the crosspostings,FYI ONLY, the
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With Thanks to Mr vijay and Love to all, geeta > Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:00:00 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: HeroicStories <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: HeroicStories #689: The Tree > > Reaching more than 39,500 subscribers in 118 countries, this is... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HeroicStories #689: 6 February 2007 > www.HeroicStories.com<http://www.heroicstories.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --+-- This Story Originally Ran as #173: 8 September 2000 --+-- > > The Tree Story Editor: > by Amberly Neese Joyce Schowalter > California, USA > > My husband's grandmother, Mary, had always been an agriculture artist. > She took such painstaking joy in her beautiful gardens, and each > component of her yard vividly illustrated her passion for plants. When > she and Grandpa moved from one part of southern California to another, > she viewed her new garden as a new adventure and immediately went to > work. > > However, there was a fruit tree in the middle of the yard that refused > to bear fruit despite Grandma's nurturing. As a voracious reader, she > studied all she could on fruit trees in an attempt to find some hint to > encourage her fruit tree to blossom. She spoke to the tree, sang to the > tree, reasoned with this tree -- all to no avail. > > Finally, she contacted the California Department of Agriculture and > asked to speak to a manager. > > She explained her challenges to the man on the other end of the phone, > took notes on his every word, and determined that she would adhere to > his advice. After reciting a long list of hints, all of which she had > already done, he made a dramatic suggestion. He told her to hit the base > of the tree with a broomstick "to stimulate its roots". > > Concerned about what the neighbors might think of a woman in her > seventies beating a tree, Grandma looked both ways before taking the end > of a broom to the stubborn fruit tree. She knew that the vibrations > would indeed find their way down to the atrophied root system and > invigorate the tree, but she doubted that fruit would be the result of > such an unorthodox approach. > > To her shock and amazement, the next spring the tree bore much fruit. > Her grandchildren enjoyed the product of the tree for years to come, and > each year the fruit was more plentiful and healthy. We would often laugh > together at how silly this beautiful elderly woman must have looked to > anyone watching as she hit the defenseless tree. The story will always > serve as a great source of joy for our family. > > A few months before her death, when I was going through an especially > difficult time, I called Grandma for advice. We reminisced about the > "tree story" and she reminded me that it was the times of adversity for > the tree that allowed its greatest strength and value to come to > fruition. She lovingly reflected that my roots were being stimulated by > the personal trials I was facing, and that I would be a more fruitful > 'tree' because of them. > > She was not only an amazing gardener, she was a wise grandma. > > ----------==========----------o----------==========---------- > HeroicStories has the greatest readers in the World > Including *YOU*! > Thank you for being here. > > Our readers are our primary source of support. If you're able, > please pitch in a bit: > http://www.HeroicStories.com/fund.html<http://www.heroicstories.com/fund.html> > ----------==========----------o----------==========---------- > > "Just Have Your Luggage Ready" (#688) praised a cab driver during > Spokane, Washington's 1974 World's Fair, who went far above the call of > duty to help a couple on their honeymoon. Wes in Utah replies, "I > usually can imagine myself doing many of the acts that your stories > describe. But this story astonished me. This man spent parts of two days > to help complete strangers. He invested his time to talk to his friend > who had the mansion, and from the description, probably usually did not > rent it out. He spent his time on the second day to pick the couple up > and take them to their new location. Not every person would have the > idea, but fewer still would follow through." > > Alice in Oklahoma: "I loved this story! I can only too well imagine the > disappointment of this newlywed couple at their terrible surroundings on > arrival at the World's Fair. How kind of that cab driver to find a way > to give them a different memory of their first few days as a married > couple." > > Ranya in Texas sends thoughts about "Pint-sized Players" (#687): "Sure, > the kids were heroes. But thanks to the coach for noticing that little > girl and showing her teammates how to bring out the best in her. She not > only had an enjoyable experience that night, she also learnt that she, > too, mattered. This lesson of respect and compassion learned in their > formative years is sure to stay with the kids for a lifetime. We need > more parents, teachers and coaches (more adults!) like him who build up > kids' self esteems and value them for who they are." (You may read the > original story here: http://www.heroicstories.com/archives.html .) > > Jerome (location unknown) adds: "I, too, saw poor players suffer from > being chosen last (or not at all). I swore that when I became a teacher > that would change. I picked the students I saw as the 'last chosen', > made them the captains and left it to them to choose their teams. They > made all the decisions for their team, and I found that the other > children spent the year appreciating the 'captains'." > > Cindy in North Carolina "What an amazing and awesome relay of events by > some wonderful children, and a coach that had a huge heart. Too many > times we hear only the bad things kids do, so I really enjoyed this > story." > > We received more comments on "The Plowman" (#685), Jane Silver's > compelling story about two children who receive a small, yet profound, > gift from a stranger. Mary in Michigan (former HS author) wrote: "I must > say, 'The Plowman' is one of my very favorite stories. What a wonderful > gesture by a busy, working person who had no reason what-so-ever in his > world to care about a kid's fort. He stopped what he was doing to admire > someone else's art. Why did he care? Only because he must have had a > heart of gold. What a truly lovely story. Thank you for bringing the > story to me!" > > Louise in Florida: "I'm a brand new subscriber and love the stories. > 'The Plowman' touched my heart, because those kids had built themselves > a refuge and an adult understood and appreciated their work and let them > keep it. He saved more than just a refuge that day -- he saved two very > brave young children and renewed their faith in humanity -- and in > adults. I wish there were oh so many more like him." > > We can, at least, do our best to imitate him. 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