THE SPIRITUAL TREE

A TREE is a physical illustration of the spiritual life. It has a unique quality. It begins from a small seed, and then it grows and grows, until it becomes a full-fledged tree. How does this miracle take place? It is due to an inner quality of the tree. It is able to take food from everything: from soil, water, air, and sunlight. A seed is small, less than half-an-inch perhaps, but when it grows, it becomes a large tree, sometimes a few hundred feet tall. Man, also, is initially a seed. He is born with great potential. When he grows up, he can become like a giant; a superman. When he is born, he is like a seed. He possesses all the great human qualities. But all these things are in terms of potentiality, not in terms of actuality. It is for Man himself to turn this potentiality into actuality. But there is a difference here. A seed grows automatically, following the law of nature. Man however, is required to develop his personality by his own efforts. This requires conscious planning. Man should discover himself and plan for his development accordingly. We live in a world where we face different situations, both negative and positive, wanted and unwanted. All these are like food for human beings, food for our growth. We must extract this nourishment for our development from all things, including negative things, and unwanted situations. We can learn much from these, too. This is the course of human development in this world. Man must take food from everything. THE SPIRITUAL TREE Personality Of A Believer