The Oak and the Pine

"Son, can you tell me which is more mighty, the oak or the pine?"

"Father, the oak is more mighty,

its wood is hard as marble."

"Son, can you tell me which 

is more majestic?"

"Father, the pine is more majestic; its stately needles are as soft as the robe of a king."

"Perhaps son, you can tell

me, which of the two is greater."

"Father, they are equal in

their greatness, in that each of them

is what they are; they have no confusion

about their identities, and they have no desire to be

what they are not."

--Pete Rheaume