Fruit of the Tree

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.
We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly.
We grow partially. We are relative.
We are mature in one realm, childish in another.
The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward,
forward, or fix us in the present.
We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
-Anais Nin 


Each apple on every tree in every orchard for all of the time that apple trees have existed is unique.  No two pieces of fruit are the same.  Each an individual expression of the tree's desire to create, not perfection, but diversity.

The tree accepts that it has no control over the season.  It will have no power to control the frost, the rain or sunshine it receives.  So, in order to continue the existence of its DNA it creates as much diversity as it can.  Knowing that it is diversity and not perfection that will give it the best chance to do this.

One apple may have thicker skin to resist insects better.  One apple may be shaped to catch the best rays of sunshine in cloudy weather.  Each idiosyncrasy exists for a highly developed purpose.

If each tree was able to reproduce only one perfect type of fruit the species would soon cease to exist. Nature's goal is diversity not perfection.

This is why we must seek our own diverse truths.  We must prune away our mangled branches and discover how we can best express our individual voices.

It is in the work of seeking our own truths that we make space for others to seek their truth.When we raise our vibration we are like tuning forks for others around us.

 As seekers we all eventually realize that the only person we need to really understand is ourselves and when we discover that the most important approval is our own we begin to set higher standards for ourselves.

True power is internal not external...