Trees that wood

taken from: http://www.indianchild.com/trees_that_wood.htm



Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter" ... and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.

after i read the story, i was shock as it was christian story that say we should put our faith on Christ....He know what is best for us....

迷失在梦想国的恋人

在此，推荐这本书：迷失在梦想国的恋人！
很难的读这类型的小说，作者在书中反映了不同男女当下的心情！
把两个远距离的爱情，写了这本可贵的小说，让后人反映！
两人的爱情故事是如何的真实，是被看好的！但为了要为眼前的梦想而努力，两人分割两地，因而，把两人的距离拉远了！最后，两人身边都有了新的友人，新的社交，不同的生活！最后两人会在一起吗？相信，爱情的努力，能换回以往的爱吗？没有如此真实想过，世界上某个角落的你，也遇过如此的情节吗？

这本书，让我翻开的不一样的思路，也让我看出，依然在一起的人，是何等的幸福，是何等的可贵！
有时间，或没时间的你，希望，你会买这本书来看！

我读了，我看了，我也爱上了！希望你也如此！

退步！

是自己退步了吗？还是自己不长进？
走了那么长远的路途，才渐渐发现，自己短处层出不穷！
看不到长处的自己，才发现自己有多失败！
活了二十多年，没了贡献不用紧，缺少了少许的优点也不会被世界淘汰！
但是，多了短处的自己，才知道，存在是多余的！

不曾再向前迈进，是否，自己已经在往后退了呢？
不敢再想了，越想越怕！原来自己是那么的输不起！
我宁愿，自己在原地踏步，也不想要在退步了！

我们的一切！

在这不言中，存放着你的笑容，
在这肃静中，存放着你的威严，
在这不妥的心情中，感慨还有你！

想起你，是我活下去的力量，
想起你，是我看开的原因，
想起你，是我忘怀的一刻，
失去的，就让他走吧，
失去的，就让他离去吧，
失去了，就别再留念，
开始看出生命的意义，
撕开昨夜的伤痕，
展开今天的旅程！

人生的意义

很久很久，没有了此时的感觉！
你是否也与我一样！
突然有那么一种失落，
突然有那么一种伤感，
那么一种忧伤，
如此的无意义，
如此的彷徨！

虽然不是失恋的感伤，
但却是，人生少了一份快乐！
哪一个心灵的快乐，
就在那么一秒钟消失了！
人生，意义就如此被抽掉！
反复的思考，
我是怎么了！

失去了一个朋友，
失去了一个刚认识的朋友，
是什么滋味？
希望，一切都能从来！
希望，突然的伤感，
突然的失落，
会从此从心中消失！

失去了，才知道，我们，并不是，男女之间的感觉，而是朋友之间的关心！

Our Memory

日日夜夜，思念着在那遥远的你！
日日夜夜，不停的想起，我们的点滴!
而这照片，更能为我们揭开思念之苦！

考试周

靠近了，
它慢步的走向我，
不，
是我走向它！
我知道，
他就在前方！
等待着，
守候着！

它知道，
没人喜欢它，
但是，
他却很坚强的站立着，
不动摇！

是否它真得那么可怕吗？
是否是世人不了解而害怕了他？
是否它没有过人之处？
我们是否应该也踏出那一步去了解它呢？

如果，我们愿意，
我想，
我们就不会如此怕它！
认识它的人，
都很愿意跟它做朋友！
因它让了解它的人更强！
但却因此不小心打败了不了解它的人！

你呢？
怕么？
是否，我们也应该转换心态来面对它！
我想，它不会时常出现！
而且，会一去不回头！
珍惜，如果有此机会！

加油！
祝福在考试的你！