A very wise person said to me:
"Don't judge the tree standing before us-
Because it is crooked and leans terribly to the West.
Like a backwards letter "C",
Stands this fir tree.
The first of four trees in a row
It is the closest tree to the awning over the entrance door.
It faces the South, its back towards the North and near the building it stands
But oh, so crooked pointing towards the West-
But don't judge the tree because it is doing its best.
I was here at sunrise and saw a surprise,
The awning casts a shadow on the tree
blocking the early morning sunlight.
That is why the tree leans to the West,
It is leaning to the West for the East morning light,
Beyond the shadow of the awning, it leans for the sunlight early each day.
But here within is where wisdom lies before our eyes.
When someone is doing the best that they can-
With the difficult circumstance they have at hand,
Give them the benefit of the doubt
And don't judge them for what conditions has brought to be.
Hear me,
Don't judge the tree that stands before us,
Because it is crooked and leans terribly to the West-
Because it truly is doing its very best."
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