the purple tree

  

I love the story of the little girl who showed her teacher a picture she painted of a tree.

 The tree was purple. 

The teacher said, "Sweetheart, I've never seen a purple tree, now have I?"

"Oh?" said the little girl. "That's too bad."

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 "...there is a secret joy in standing by for what you believe in without proving..."

image: art.com
story:Marianne Williamson