英语童话故事：苹果树

　　AppleTree

　　Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandlayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby...thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelookedsad."Comeandplaywithme,"thetreeaskedtheboy."Iamnolongerakid,Idon'tplayaroundtreesanymore."Theboyreplied,"Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.""Sorry,butIdon'thavemoney...butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney."Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.

　　Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited."Comeandplaywithme"thetreesaid."Idon'thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?""Sorry,butIdon'thaveahouse.Butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse."Sotheboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.

　　Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted."Comeandplaywithme!"thetreesaid."Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?""Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcansailfarawayandbehappy."Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears."Sorry,myboyButIdon'thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou..."thetreesaid."Idon'thaveteethtobite"theboyreplied."Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon""Iamtoooldforthatnow"theboysaid."Ireallycan'tgiveyouanything...theonlythingleftismydyingroots"thetreesaidwithtears."Idon'tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears."Theboyreplied."Good!Oldtreerootsisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.Come,Comesitdownwithmeandrest."Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears.

　　Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad...Whenwegrownup,weleftthem,andonlycametothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Nomatterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreatingourparents.

　　Behonestwithyourselfbypayingattentiontoyouractions.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Whatdoyouractionssayaboutyou?Ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismoretrue-yourwordsoryouractions?Ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou'renotgoodatacertainjob,butyour

　　actionssayotherwise,that'salsoimportant.Whatdoyoudowiththisinsight?Youcanuseittomakemorebeneficialchoicesinyourlife.Bybeinghonestwithyourselfbasedonyourpreviousactions,youractionsmovingforwardwillbebasedontruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.

　　Taketimeoutduringthedayforquiettimetolistentoyourinnervoice.IcallthisinnervoicethevoiceofGod.Thisissimilartopointnumberone,butittakesitastepfurther-beyondthenaturalmindtothesupernaturalheart.Youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetomeditate