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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