don't judge too quickly

there was a man who had 4 sons.He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things 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 1st son went in the winter,the second in the spring,the third in the summer,and the youngest son in the fall.When they had all gone and come back,he called em' together to describe what they had seen.

the 1st son said that the tree was ugly,bent and twisted.
the 2nd son said no,it was covered with green buds and full of promise
the 3rd son disagreed,he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful,it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
the last son disagreed with all of them ,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 but only one season in the tree's life.He told them that u cannot judge a tree,or a person by only one season and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure,joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end,when all the seasons are up.

source: Islamicthinking.tumblr

if u give up when its winter,you will miss the promise of your spring,the beauty of ur summer,fulfillment of ur fall..