A leaf

Something to ponder:)

Its fall. A season of the year where some people enjoyed because of the changing colors of the leaves. Some to yellow, some to reddish brown, some never changes and some to no leaves at all.

While some could enjoy the colorful scenery that Fall brings, there are those who develop melancholy. 

During fall, the sun gives a lesser sunlight than the summer. Some days are cloudy, and or foggy that brings nostalgic feeling.

Have you ever felt excited over Fall rather than disspointed in its coming? Or you felt the other way~ 

Now heres a story of how a single leaf changes something.

There was a small gingko tree on the top of a hill, beside an old barn. 

Long time ago, that barn was full of farm animals for its owner, an old man who lived in a small house not far from the barn was living by himself.

But due to his old age, he became ill and opted to sell his animals to the people down the hill. Not long after that, the old man passed away. 

Leaving the old gingko tree alone by himself.

The old gingko tree has other tree friends but they avoid her when fall comes because of her hideous smell.

The birds change their way when she bears fruits, they couldnt take her smell.

Even insects hide under her roots, they dont ever linger near her. She feels all alone when Fall comes. She even wishes Fall season not to come at all.

One windy day, when her leaves starts to fall one by one each day. Looking at her almost bald case, she wishes to become those other trees. She envied their still red leaves, their thick green coverings.

While feeling cold and bad herself, she overhears her leaves talking.

"I wish that the next life, we should be those leaves",says the leaf pointing at the maple tree. "Yes,me either. I want to be like that tree" says another leaf looking at the pine tree. 

And everyday, she can hear their complain. Not one leaf, choses to stay. They wait for the wind to take them so they can be another trees leaf on the next lifetime.

One day, she notices one of the few remaining leaf on one of her branches. So she called her yellow leaf. 

"Hey, kid. I never hear you complain. Dont you want to go and be a beautiful and attractive leaf on those trees?" She asks. 

The leaf answers, " I am thankful for becoming your leaf, I never want to be somebodys leaf. I want to remain the same next time" she replied.

Wondering, the gingko tree asks the leaf "But why? I dont have any friends when fall comes, you all feel lonely like I am"she said.

The leaf replied," we might not have a single friend when fall comes but we were happy in spring and during summer days. We had friends and they still are, though there were times they couldnt be around all the time but they are just there. That is enough for us to happy with you" surprised yet happy by the leaf answers, she talked to the leaf one more time. 

"I felt awful that I am like this. I smell and I withered"

The leaf says, God has made you this. Everyone has flaws.God loves you so you must love yourself. The leaf smiled and withered away.

Oftentimes we complain of such small things that dont happen in the plan. We chose to feel envious and cynical over the issue. But like the leaf says, God is above all the thinhs. He made is, He leads our path. There might be a lot of encumbrance along the way but the end is always a new day. Full of hope and butterflies.

We should ne thankful in anything. We might not have it all, but living enough to make someone happy is the essence of true living. We live to love and appreciate and not to want all in life, it will lead to disappointment and hate.

Happy Reading!!!