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One day a seed and an oak tree fell in love. The seed turned to the oak tree and said: “Love me as I am.” The oak tree replied: “I love you too much to do that.”

Then the seed one day broke open and a shoot made its way out of the soil towards the sun. The shoot turned to the oak tree and said: “Love me as I am.” To which the oak tree replied: “I love you too much to do that.”

Time passed and the shoot grew branches and leaves and became a young tree. The young tree turned to the oak and said: “Love me as I am.” To which the oak replied: “I love you too much to do that.”

The years passed and the young tree outgrew in height and girth the oak that loved him so much that it couldn’t love it for what it was. Its leaves were twice the number, its branches had three times more ripe acorns. Its roots went four times deeper. It was no longer a young tree, but a mighty oak. The oak tree turned to the now mighty oak and said: “Love me as I am.” To which the mighty oak replied: “I love you too much to do that.”