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In a quiet village, there lived a farmer named Theo who longed to grow the finest orchard in the land. One spring, he received two rare seeds from a traveler — seeds said to bear trees of great strength and sweetness.

Theo planted both seeds with care. But after only a few days, he grew restless.

“Why is nothing happening? Surely, by now, I should see something!” he muttered.

His impatience overtook him. Though he knew the soil was good and the season was right, he could not resist the urge to act. He dug up the first seed, hoping to find quick proof that it was growing. But the seed’s tiny roots, disturbed and exposed, soon withered and died in the sun.

Theo felt regret, but the pull of haste remained strong — for indeed, humankind was created of haste, as the wise have long taught. And this weakness, if not checked, can lead us astray.

With the second seed, he fought against his impatience. He reminded himself: “The signs will come in their time. I must not demand them before they appear.”

Days turned to weeks. A small shoot broke the soil. Months later, the sapling stood firm. And in time, it bore fruit sweeter than any Theo had ever tasted.

An old friend once asked Theo, “Why did one seed flourish and not the other?”

Theo looked at the towering tree and said quietly:

“The first seed was ruined not by the soil, nor by the sun—but by my haste. I sought quick proof instead of trusting reason and time. The second seed grew because I learned to wait, to act with patience and wisdom.”

His friend said, “Indeed, humankind was created of haste.”