A young prince happened by an old man who was planting a walnut tree. The young prince admonished him: "Old man, a walnut tree won't bear fruit for another thirty years. What are you hoping for? Do you think that you will ever live long enough to see this tree bear fruit?"
The old man answered:
"There is no need for me to see this tree bear fruit! Others planted and we ate their fruits. We plant so others eat."
From: The young prince in this story was apparently King Anooshirvan of the Sassanid Dynasty.
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Cycle of Giving
When One Size Does Not Fit All
A young man had gotten stuck in a tree, so the villagers sought the advice of a nearby man. "Throw him a rope, have him hold on to it, then pull the rope," he confidently instructed them. Blindly following his advice, the villagers caused the young to suffer a broken leg. Angry, the villagers approached the nearby man and asked why he had given such lousy advice.
"I don't know what happened this time," he responded in punzzlement, "Last week, someone had fallen in the lake; I gave the same exact advice and it worked out beautifully!"
(Based on the stories of Mulla Nasreddin).
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