There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a search, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The eldest son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.
When they all came back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said it was covered with green buds (芽) and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was loaded with blossoms (花) that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, and it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping (下垂的) with fruit , and full of life and satisfaction.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree’s life. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree by only one season, and that the essence (实质) of who they were and the pleasure, joy , and love that came from that life could only be measured at the end, when all the seasons had been experienced.
If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the satisfaction of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season and better times are sure to come sooner or later.

有一个人，他有四个儿子。他希望他们懂得判断事物不要太匆忙。于是，他给他们一个任务，依次让他们去看一棵古老的梨树。老大冬天去的，老二春天，老三夏天，老四在秋天。
当他们都回来的时候，他把他们叫在一起，说一下他们的所见。老大说它是丑陋的，扭曲的。老二说，树上长满了绿芽，充满了希望。老三不同意，他说他开满了花朵，那花闻起来那么香甜，看上去那么美丽，这是他见过的最美好的了。最小的儿子不同意他们任何一个。他说，它被果实压弯了枝条，并充满生机和满足。
这个人随后给他的儿子们解释说，他们都是对的，因为他们只看到了这棵树的一个季节。他告诉他们不能只凭一个季节来认识一棵树。而这本质（实质）的人，生活中的快乐，喜悦，和爱只能在最后才能体会得到，只有在全部经历过了才能知道。
如果你在冬天放弃了，你就会错过春天的希望，夏天的美丽，秋天的收获。不要在意一时的伤痛，美好的日子迟早会来的。