My guava plant had buds, flowers; <br />I nurtured it with patience great; <br />I longed to taste the plant's first fruit; <br />And lo! I saw a fruit unripe! <br /> <br />But when I scanned the plant next day, <br />Alas! I saw just leaves and leaves; <br />The fruit I thought I could devour <br />Was nibbled by a squirrel hungry! <br /> <br />The devil was faster than me; <br />But the poor beast's hunger was much more; <br />Why fret and fume, curse o'er small things? <br />Nothing's lost by losing a chance. <br /> <br />If you can think more of others, <br />You'll learn more truths and live well, life.<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-first-guava-fruit/
