The Travellers and the Plane Tree

Two travellers walking in the sun
Sought the shade of a tree
As they laid down under the leaves
They saw it was a Plane Tree

"How useless is the Plane," said one
"It bears no fruit at all"
"All it serves is to litter"
"All its leaves on the floor"

"Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice
"You lie in my shade cooling"
"Yet you say I am useless"
"You do not deserve this blessing"

'Some men underrate their best blessings'

Many people are unhappy with what they get. You see it all the time. They're always complaining about things and it's always the little things. They need to see the bigger picture. I guess everyone takes something for granted. It's almost in our nature I reckon. We don't realise what we have until someone either tells us or we lose it.

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