With love and a whole lot of attention, over the course of time, a man came to grow a most unique plant. It grew quite large and blossomed beautifully with a sweet fragrance that could be smelled for blocks if the wind was right, and every season it produced delicious fruit.
It was in fact the most beautiful plant he'd ever seen and he loved it. He genrously shared the fruit with his neighbors, who often remarked on its beauty and fragrance.
It had been difficult to cultivate and keep alive. He was quite proud of having managed to do so. But as the tree matured, its beauty increased and so too did the level of effort it took to maintain it.
Eventually the day came when the man became certain somehow that it was as beautiful as it would ever be, it was perfect.
So, he uprooted the tree from his yard, to encase it in resin so that it would never again change and he could continue to admire it in it's perfect state.
He continued to display it to others with great pride, prompting them to admire how it remained unchanged and beautiful.
His neighbors by indulged his self dillusion, pretending it still smelled as sweet as it once did and never mentioning the fruit it no longer bore.
As they walked away sadly they would shake their heads at what he had done. They could plainly see what he apparently could not...
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