hobie Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 THE SMALL TREE I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start.While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier."Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again." "Funny thing is," he smiled," when I come out in the morning to pick'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Great story and a great way to look at life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree That's great! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree If we could all do something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Words to live by!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree great little story--thanks for sharing! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree [ QUOTE ] If we could all do something like that... [/ QUOTE ] that would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Think we have all been guilty of bringing work home. Bad part is that companies want more and more done for less pay. Its not fair to our families and not fair to us that they act that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Excellent story thanks for sharing. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Re: The Small Tree i would need a big tree ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Re: The Small Tree Good story. I liked it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Re: The Small Tree That is a great story. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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