Tree of love
From Helen As you know I enjoy telling stories, I thought this morning that as it’s a while sine I told you a story I would tell you one. So, are you sitting comfortably ? Once upon a time a woodcutter took his grandson into the forest for his first experience in selecting and cutting oak trees. These they would sell on to boat builders. As they walked along, the woodcutter explained that the purpose of each tree is contained in its natural shape: some are straight for planks, some have the proper curves for the ribs of a boat, and some are tall for masts. The woodcutter told his grandson that by paying attention to the details of each tree, and with experience in recognizing these characteristics, someday he too might become the woodcutter of the forest. A little way into the forest, the grandson saw an old oak tree that had never been cut. The boy asked his grandfather if he could cut it down because it was useless for boat building – there were no straight limbs, the...