Fruit

There are many different types of fruit in this world. Apples, oranges, peaches just to name a few. There are tropical, berry, and exotic fruits but truthfully they only fall into one of two categories. Good fruit, and bad fruit. I'm not talking about if you like the taste, I'm referring to the fact that sometimes even a healthy looking tree just produces bad fruit.

You walk into an orange orchard, lush and green. The ground is soft and the morning dew still dripping from the leaves. Strolling down a row of beautiful orange trees standing 25' tall on either side. About every five feet or so is a new one, tall and true, strong and beautiful. Then you notice a gap. There's a missing tree, they were all so perfect until now. What happened? You ask the farmer working the land, he says "bad fruit" smiles and walks away...

You see, a tree is know by it's fruit and a good tree produces good fruit. A bad tree gets cut out, like a weed. The farmer didn't want to waste the water on it. What do you produce? Do you spread gossip or become "two faced" with people? Do spread positive words, encouragement, and love? Because a good tree is known by the good fruit it produces, it is nurtured, watered, taken care of by others, and a bad tree...well you know.

There is no future in negative talk, bad attitudes and gossip. There is no joy in hate, and no happy ending for the pessimist. Produce good fruit and you will never be cut out. Produce good fruit and others will reap benefits of your labor. Produce good fruit and you won't leave a bad taste in peoples mouths after they meet you. I'll talk to you soon, I'm gonna go get an apple. 

~Caleb