果实的归宿
题记：They are searching high and low. ——T. S. Eliot
果实，最辉煌的时刻，当在被人们放进嘴巴的那一刻。
汁水滋润着嘴巴的肌肉，刺激着舌头的味蕾，在牙齿的一开一合之间，果实用饱满的果浆带给食用者快感与满足。
果实，在此一刹那完成了最后的跃迁，在带给人们高峰体验的同时，也达到了生命的高峰。
一颗过于成熟的果实，往往会走向腐烂，散发出臭烘烘的味道，为人所不喜。
无论是挂在枝头的青果，还是落入地下的腐败的果实，都无法体验真正的高峰时刻。这是令人遗憾的。
挂在枝头的青果，稚嫩，苦涩，带着天然的不完全，它的生命总是在等待中度过，等待风信，等待阳光，等待雨露，等待夏雨，等待秋风，等待收获的季节；
过于成熟的果实，则在收获尚未来临，就急匆匆地结束了自己的生长，过于匆忙地走向了生命的终点，还来不及体验生命的高峰时刻，就离开了母体，堕向尘土，结束了自己过于匆忙的一生，因而未能将自己最美善的时刻展现出来。它没有得到呼召，也没有完成自己的使命。这是令人抱憾的景象。它也曾受阳光的照耀、雨露的滋润、土地的供养和风信的抚慰，但却因为虫咬病侵，而早早地离开了母体，以腐烂之躯而结束了自己的一生，使命尚未达成，生命已经凋谢。
唯有那些回应呼召，持守到底，用无尽的努力绽放出生命辉煌的果实，才能够享受最后的荣耀。
The fruit, at its most glorious moment, is when it is placed into people’s mouths.
The juice moistens the muscles of the mouth, stimulating the taste buds on the tongue. With each bite, the fruit brings pleasure and satisfaction to the eater through its juicy pulp.
In this instant, the fruit completes its final leap, delivering a peak experience to people while also reaching its own peak of life.
An overly ripe fruit often turns towards rot, emitting a foul smell that is disliked by people.
Whether hanging on a branch as an unripe fruit or decaying underground, neither can experience the true peak moment. This is regrettable.
The unripe fruit, hanging on a branch, is immature and bitter, naturally imperfect. Its life always passes in anticipation, waiting for the wind, the sun, the rain, the summer showers, the autumn wind, and the season of harvest.
On the other hand, an overly ripe fruit hastily ends its growth before the harvest arrives. It rushes towards the end of life, unable to experience its peak moment, leaving its mother’s body prematurely, falling into the dust, and ending its hurried life. Thus, it fails to showcase its most beautiful moments. It does not receive the call and does not fulfill its mission. This is a regrettable sight. It too had been nourished by the sunlight, the rain, the earth, and the wind. However, due to insect bites or disease invasion, it leaves its mother’s body early, ending its life in decay, with its mission unfulfilled and its life withered.
Only those who respond to the call, persevere to the end, and bloom with endless effort can enjoy the ultimate glory.
