Two men were walking along one summer day.
Soon it became too hot to go any further and,
seeing a large plane tree nearby, they threw
themselves on the ground to rest in its shade.
Soon it became too hot to go any further and,
seeing a large plane tree nearby, they threw
themselves on the ground to rest in its shade.
Gazing up into the branches one man said
to the other:“What a useless tree this is.
It does not have fruit or nuts that we can
eat and we cannot even use its wood
for anything.”
to the other:“What a useless tree this is.
It does not have fruit or nuts that we can
eat and we cannot even use its wood
for anything.”
“Don’t be so ungrateful,” rustled the tree in
reply.“I am being extremely useful to you at this
very moment, shielding you from the hot sun.
And you call me a good-for-nothing!”
reply.“I am being extremely useful to you at this
very moment, shielding you from the hot sun.
And you call me a good-for-nothing!”
Moral:Things that you think are useless can sometimes
be very useful for you.