Boy comes back to tree from "summary" of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
A young boy and a tree have a unique relationship where the tree gives everything to the boy while the boy only takes and gives nothing back. Later in life, the boy returns to the tree, appreciating all that it has done for him.- After many years, a young boy came back to the tree where he spent his childhood. He felt nostalgia for the days when he used to gather fallen leaves and talk to it about everything that was going on in his life.
- The tree tried to make conversation, but the boy was too overcome with emotion to say much. Its words acted more like a salve than a balm though, healing wounds that had been there for a long time.
- When he returned, the trees' trunk was grey with age. It had seen generations of children come and go, but it still welcomed him as if they were family.
- Years later the boy returned once again to the same spot, determined to better appreciate all the moments and memories shared between them.
- Eventually, the two parted ways again, not sure when or how they might meet, but each carried away a little something special from the reunion.
- A bond that could never be broken was formed over those few precious hours, taking the very best what life had to offer - peace, contentment, and unconditional love.
