\u00bbMan is a tree of the field\u00ab (Deuteronomy 20:19). I have a friend who doesn\u2019t buy avocados: \u00bbFifty percent of the weight is the seed,\u00bb he explains\u2026 He loves to buy apples, grapes, and bananas, but never avocados or mangoes. Peaches and dates are borderline\u2014he\u2019ll buy them occasionally, but with deep misgivings\u2026 My friend thinks the fruit business is a sham. Trees need to produce; that\u2019s why they have seeds. But trees aren\u2019t very mobile,\u00bb and they have the problem of how to get their seeds planted at a reasonable distance.<\/p>\n
One way would be to lightly tap the shoulder of a passing bird, animal, or human and say, \u00abExcuse me, sir, could you please take these seeds and drop them a short distance from here, preferably in a place with good soil, sun, and plenty of water?\u00bb But they would probably mutter something about a doctor\u2019s appointment or some other obligation and quickly wander off\u2026 Then the tree would pack its seeds into a colorful, tasty, and nutritious pulp and market them as \u00abfruit.\u00bb.<\/p>\n
The Torah says, \u00abMan is like a tree of the field.\u00bb We humans resemble trees in many ways, including our ceaseless upward striving, our need for roots, and the way our lives branch out and diverge in various directions\u2026<\/p>\n
The main similarity to the tree is the way in which everything we are and everything we do is centered on the "generation of the seed." Human beings are spiritual beings, which means that we not only reproduce physically\u2014by giving birth to children\u2014but also spiritually: we spread by sowing our ideas, feelings, and convictions in the minds and hearts of others.<\/p>\n
And here, says the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we find an interesting parallel between the way a fruit tree sends out its seeds and the way we disseminate our thoughts and experiences. The fruit tree's vehicle for reproduction consists of two basic components:
\n1) The seed, in which the tree condenses itself \u2013 its characteristics, its nature, its very essence as a tree;
\n2) The "wrapping" that makes it attractive and tasty for its consumers.<\/p>\n
Both are necessary. Without the "container," the seed wouldn't travel very far, or would do so with great difficulty. On the other hand, if a tree produced the most delicious and attractive fruit but forgot to include a seed, nothing would happen. There wouldn't be a shortage of consumers, but rather no offspring.<\/p>\n
When we seek to "reproduce" ourselves spiritually, by communicating our thoughts and feelings to others, we also package our seeds. We wrap them in intellectual sophistication, soak them in emotional sauce, and dress them in colorful words and images. If we didn't, our message wouldn't travel very far. But the most important thing to remember is that inside, there must be a "seed." If the fruit of our mind doesn't contain a piece of our soul, what's the point?<\/p>\n
By Yanki Tauber; according to the teachings of the Lubavitch Rebbe.<\/p>\n
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