The Tree of Life

"a befitting analogy"

A parent is like a gardener and the child  is like a seed;

He never knows what kind of a tree you will become, or which kind of fruit you will bear;

His only goal is to nurture it and make it a tree, luscious and strong,

for which He would devote His entire life.

And in the end when this seed grows into a healthy tree; the Gardener only has to put the water, trim it and shake the old leaves for new leaves to grow,

And He has the faith in his efforts that it will sustain itself.

However while there are gardeners, there are also the owners,

who think more of the fruit; and the time it takes you to grow.