Once upon the time, there was a man who had four sons.. he wanted his sons to learn not judge things and ppl too quickly, so he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away..

The first son went in the winter,

The second in the spring,

The third in summer,

And the youngest son in the fall..

When they had all gone and returned, he called them together to describe what they had seen..

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted..

The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise..

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled sweet and looked so beautiful; it was the most graceful thing he had never seen..

The youngest son disagreed with all of his brothers; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment..

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen only one season in the tree's life..

He told them that U cannot judge a tree, or a person by only one season that th essecnce of who they are, and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life, can only be measure at the end, when all the seasons are up..

If U give up when it is winter,  U will miss the promise of ur spring, the beauty of ur summer, and the fulfillment of ur fall..

Dont let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.. dont judge life by one difficult season.. persevere through the difficult patches, and better times are sure to come in time..

Aspire to inspire.......... b4 U expire.. live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest in ur heart..

Happiness keeps U sweet.. trials keep U strong.. sorrows keep U human.. failures keep U humble.. success keeps U growing, but only ur heart keeps U going..

Take care and be safe..

Thank U for being a very important part of the seasons of my life..

With love,

Alice..