Once upon a time, oh fortunate one, there was a little boy named Rashad. Rashad was fond of and passionate about farming, and what he loved most among fruits was the good, delicious apple fruit. It’s very beneficial for body and mind growth, in addition to its delicious, tasty flavor. One day, Rashad began thinking about acquiring a complete apple tree. Since he loved farming work and cared about it greatly, he thought about planting an apple tree in his home garden.
What would Rashad do? He wished he had a permanent apple tree that he could see whenever he wanted and enjoy the taste of its fruits at all times without boredom. Rashad thought and went to a plant and shrub nursery near their home. He began wandering among the plants until his eyes fell on a small apple shrub with beautiful green leaves and a sturdy brown trunk.
Rashad bought the shrub and dug a deep hole in their home garden, then left the hole exposed to the sun for some time so it wouldn’t be damp and cause the shrub to rot. After a while, Rashad brought some natural fertilizer and a container with a little fine sand, and mixed the fertilizer with the sand.
Rashad brought the beautiful apple shrub, placed it in the deep hole, secured it well, covered it with soil, then put the sand and fertilizer mixture on top, and watered the plant. The child Rashad tended to his plant, cared for it, watered it on schedule every week, and supported it with natural fertilizer from time to time.
The shrub grew day after day, its leaves multiplied little by little, its height increased, and its branches spread out. Rashad did his part toward the shrub by pulling all the harmful weeds that appeared on its roots and among its leaves, always caring for it. After a few years, the child Rashad grew up, and his shrub grew with him, becoming a large, fruit-bearing tree. Rashad would look at it and feel intense joy.
Rashad made it his habit every day after returning from university to pick many delicious apples and begin eating them with his family in the home garden. Rashad often felt intense joy because he had planted the tree and continued to care for it until it reached this wonderful form, and he praised his Lord greatly for His blessings, which are countless and immeasurable. Praise be to God for everything.