Friday, September 17, 2010

Blessing the Tree- Paulo Coelho's Blog

Ansel Adam
Blessing the Tree Jewish tradition
A man was traveling through the desert, hungry, thirsty, and tired, when he came upon a tree bearing luscious fruit and affording plenty of shade, underneath which ran a spring of water. He ate of the fruit, drank of the water, and rested beneath the shade.

When he was about to leave he turned to the tree and said: ‘Tree, oh, tree, with what should I bless you? “Should I bless you that your fruit be sweet?

Your fruit is already sweet. “Should I bless you that your shade be plentiful? Your shade is plentiful. That a spring of water should run beneath you? “There is one thing with which I can bless you: May it be G-d’s will that all the trees planted from your seed should be like you…”

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