I had this wish in my mind to share with people my thoughts of inspiration. I would appreciate all JATlanders to come forward and share your inspirational thoughts as well…
...about something that really touched your soul.
Your thoughts can be in form of poems, meaningful short stories, one-liners, jokes, any movie,
an incident or a leaf out of your life/someone's life that inspired you and touched your soul.
MY TROUBLE TREE
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to start. As I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. Upon opening the door he had undergone an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do at the little tree.
“Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. “I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong to the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come back home.