Once upon a time there was a man who had a big
garden. He had planted many fruit trees and cared for them till they
bear fruits. Now he wanted to pick up the fruits and sell them to make
money for his family.
One fine day while picking fruits with
his son, the man saw a stranger sitting on the branch of a tree and
picking the fruits. This man become angry and shouted, “Hey you! What
are you doing on my tree? Aren’t you ashamed of stealing fruits in the
day time?” The stranger on the branch just looked at the gardener but
didn’t reply, and continued picking the fruits. The gardener was very
angry and shouted again, “For a whole year I have taken care of these
trees, you have no right to take the fruits without my permission so
come down at once!”
The stranger on the tree answered, “Why
should I come down? This is the garden of God and I am the servant of
God, so I have the right to pick these fruits and you should not
interfere between the work of God and his servant.” The gardener was
very surprised at this answer and thought of a plan. He called his son
and said, “go bring a rope and get this man down from the tree.” His son
brought the rope and the gardener ordered him to tie the stranger to
the tree. The gardener then took a stick and started to beat the
stranger. The stranger began to scream. “Why are you beating me? You
have no right to do this.”
The gardener paid no attention and
continued beating him. The stranger screamed, “Don’t you fear God, you
are beating an innocent man? The gardener answered, “Why should I fear?
This wood in my hand belongs to God and I am too the servant of God, so I
have nothing to fear, and you shouldn’t interfere with the work of God
and his servant.” The stranger hesitated and then spoke, “Wait don’t
beat me, I am sorry for taking the fruits. This is your garden and I
should seek your permission before taking the fruits. So, please forgive
and set me free.”
The gardener smiled and said, “Since you
have now realized your mistake, I will forgive you but remember that God
has given all his servants brains so every person’s deeds are in his
own hands.” Then the gardener untied him and let him go free.
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