Fruit Bearing Trees

 

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Fruit Bearing Trees

In the south there is a common saying – a tree that bears fruit will be stoned! Just think about this – why will people throw stones at a tree? Most likely because they want the fruit! They long for the sweet taste of that fruit.

So, it is with spirituality – many people who evolve on this path find that they are being targeted, being made fun of, and so on. Why does this happen? This is simply because there is so much of negativity in such people, that even though they want to get rid of their negativity they know that they cannot do so by themselves. So, the only way is to attack Gurus so that their chitta comes on them, and they get washed with the Guru’s energy. Nothing happens to the Guru when he is stoned, but the person throwing the stone sees a change within him.

They will keep throwing stones. If somebody has to take a stone and throw it at us, it takes lot of effort. They are throwing it at us because we are of some value. We are a valuable target! Who would throw a stone at someone who is not worth anything? Unknowingly, unconsciously, people know the fruit is valuable. So, we have been stoned quite a bit. But over the years, many of those people have turned around. They are standing under the tree waiting for the fruit to fall into their mouth. That is always how it is.

Just because somebody is going to throw stones at us, should we remain without fruit in our life? That would be a tragedy. It is alright if people throw stones at us. Bearing fruit is more significant than being stoned. Bearing the fruit is what makes our life significant and worthwhile. Stones or no stones, what does it matter? They will only throw stones at us, but they will never cut us down because they want the fruit. Anybody who has known the value of the fruit, who has tasted its sweetness, they throw stones at us but they never think of cutting us down. If we had no fruit, most probably they would cut us down and make furniture out of us! So, it is better that they throw stones and eat the fruit.

Please see that when there is fruit and flower, it is not just stones that come our way. The bees will come, the birds will come, the animals will come and people will come. Once we have borne fruit, what is the use if nobody tastes our fruit? Let us say there is a mango tree. Little children came and they were looking for stones. When they looked for stones, if they found a lot of mangoes on the ground, they would pick them up and eat them. If their stomachs became full, they would not throw stones. Before they throw stones, if we start dropping our fruit willingly, stones can be minimized because everybody is waiting for the fruit.