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A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow\u2026he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by\u2026the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.<\/strong><\/p>\n One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad . \u201cCome and play with me\u201d the tree asked the boy. \u201cI am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more\u201d the boy replied. \u201cI want toys. I need money to buy them.\u201d \u201cSorry, but I do not have money\u2026 but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.\u201d The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was deeply saddened.<\/strong><\/p>\n One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited \u201cCome and play with me\u201d the tree said. \u201cI do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me ? \u201d \u201d Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.\u201d So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and upset.<\/strong><\/p>\n One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. \u201cCome and play with me!\u201d the tree said. \u201cI am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat ?\u201d said the man . \u201cUse my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.\u201d So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, the man returned after many years. \u201d Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you \u2026\u201d the tree said. \u201cNo problem, I do not have any teeth to bite\u201d the man replied. \u201cNo more trunk for you to climb on\u201d \u201cI am too old for that now\u201d the man said. \u201cI really cannot give you anything\u2026 the only thing left is my dying roots\u201d the tree said with tears. \u201cI do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years\u201d the man replied. \u201cGood! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, Come, come sit down with me and rest.\u201d The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a story for everyone. The tree is like our parents.<\/strong><\/p>\n When we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n When we grow up, we leave them\u2026only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.<\/strong><\/p>\n You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents.<\/strong><\/p>\n We take them for granted we don\u2019t appreciate all they do for us, UNTIL it\u2019s too late. May GOD forgive us of our shortcomings and may He Guide us. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n Love your Parents\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\n And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. 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