Does The Apple EVER Fall Far From The Tree?

[oden]

I think the better way to look at it is the grove. I know many people that are more like their grandparents or great grandparents than parents. I think it is 50% genetics and 50% environment. Eventually one will show.

[LuckyNatalia]

Every once in awhile walk by a tree and kick the fruit from underneath!

[WTF]

But a helluva allot of nut trees. We got nuts scattered all around. Right wing nuts, left wing nuts and more than a few nuts with no nutters...........

[Tiffani Jameson]

Originally Posted by Mazomaniac

The real question is who fertilized the tree.

Cheers,
Mazo.

I agree and identify so much with this statement. I grew up where one's outlook for life was very dismal. For the young lady, motherhood came early, high school graduation never came, and a life of spousal abuse and poverty was all you had to look forward to.

But sometimes DNA and seeds have the ability to mutate and grow to be totally different and better than the tree it fell from, with the possibility of bearing stranger fruit. And just like life is sure to do, a whirlwind blows it away to cultivate in a different environment. Of course, though the evidence of it's origins cannot be erased, those who partake of the fruit notice the difference.

Great post, EW