Additional Decay
Part of:
The Olive Tree Allegory
After a long period of time, the master and servant return to the vineyard.
They notice that the tree with wild branches grafted into it has produced much fruit.
The master tastes the fruit, and declares that it tastes bad.
The master wonders what he can do to make it produce good fruit.
The servant points out that the wild branches helped the roots.
The master says that good roots aren’t worth anything if they don’t ultimately produce good fruit.
The master suggests going to other parts of the vineyard to sample the fruit.
They find that the entire vineyard is corrupt and is producing foul–tasting fruit.
The master, weeping bitterly, wonders what more he could have done for his vineyard, and laments the corruption.
The servant hypothesizes that the cause of the corruption is the imbalance between the roots and the branches.
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