There was a man who had four sons. He hoped that his sons could learn not to judge (评判) things too 1 . So he sent them to a very far place, asking them to go and look at a pear tree during different seasons.
The eldest son went out in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the 2 in autumn. When all of them returned home, the father called them together, and let them 3 what they saw.
The first son said the tree was ugly and there was 4 there. The second son said the tree was covered with 5 buds (芽) and was full of hope. The third son didn't have the same idea 6 his two brothers, saying that it was filled with 7 . He told them they smelt sweet and looked beautiful. The last son didn't agree with all of them, saying that there was lots of fruit 8 the tree and the tree was full of life.
The man told his four sons that they were all right, 9 each of them only saw the tree during one season. He added, "You cannot judge a tree by one season or a person in one time. If you give up during the coldness of winter, you will miss the hope of spring, the beauty of summer and the 10 of autumn in your life. "
