This is a small piece written by Paulo Coelho and I thought I should reproduce the same.
A carpenter and his apprentices were travelling through the province
of Qi in search of building materials.
They saw a giant tree; five men all holding hands could not encompass
its girth, and its crown reached almost to the clouds.
“Let’s not waste our time with this tree,” said the master carpenter.
“It would take us forever to cut it down. If we wanted to make a ship out of
that heavy trunk, the ship would sink. If we tried to use it to build a roof,
the walls would have to be specially reinforced.”
The group continued on its way. One of the apprentices
remarked:
“Such a big tree and no use to anyone!”
“That’s where you’re wrong,” said the master carpenter. “The tree was
true to its own destiny.”
“If it had been like all the others, we would have cut it down. But
because it had the courage to be different, it will remain alive and strong for
a long time yet.”
~ Paulo Coelho
