Fruit

The Superior of a monastery was given a basket full of fruit, plenty of peaches, apples, apricots, bananas and grapes. He thought about it and remembered that Friar Frank had just returned from the hospital after a few weeks hospitalization, and passed it on to him. Friar Frank was happy, but the altruistic type that he was, he thought of giving them to the most senior monk in the monastery, Friar Juniper, and he was delighted with all that fruit. Yet he thought of Friar Peter Paul who was all alone with no relatives, and he quietly passed the basket of fruit to him. Friar Peter Paul grabbed a banana  and a couple of grapes, but he wanted to share them with the others, so he passed it on to Friar Seraphim, who in turn gave them to Friar Sylvester, who passed them on to the Superior.  And the fruit ended up where they had started their altruistic journey. And as you can see, the spirit of brotherhood and kindness can turn this world into a heaven on earth.