In a village where the center of activity lies at the old Christian church where young minds are early introduce to the life of becoming a priest and upon his commission to serve in the parish in his entire life. Young boys who chooses to become a priest inspired by their parents to have their support along the way to follow their chosen vocation. How much does it take and how long will a young boy get started to this career path in life? It depends when a boy gets the support of his parents and send him to a religious school then right away in his kindergarten he learns about the daily practices of prayer during meals and saying his daily morning prayer when getting up in the morning and when he goes to bed at night. In religious schools they learn to control their manners and highly disciplined to follow what is right and what is wrong. How sure does a child knows when he is doing right or wrong? That is when he breaks rules set by the school or he happens to go with a group whose different home background they have come from and are mischievous. Most of the time children as they grow will friends that have the same habits. Those who are good academically will befriend those who are like them . The same thing with those who indulge in sports. Antonio who is a young lad has develop to be more interested in the welfare of others being a helper in the farm when his parents bring him along with them to collect the harvest of the farmers when they don't bring it to their warehouse. Antonio knows their hardship paying back what they owed. This means the harvest they are collecting is their debt owed before the harvest, This is repeated every year. Artemio is thinking how can he help these people to break the cycle of poverty? He knows there is a tree they call the tree of life. Could this tree if they have it can it change their lives? Artemio wonders he could tell the farmers to plant them in their backyards. He learns they have no backyards to plant them. As tenants they do not own the land where there huts are built made of light materials. It is made of bamboo or tree and cogon or palm leaves. It can be blown away by strong winds or it could be carried away by strong floods. Artemio feels frustration and disappointment when they go to collect their debt. If this goes on and on will there be any change in their lives at all from birth to death? These farmers send their children to school hoping to give them a better life even if they owe the money in advance to their landlords. The trees of life is owned by rich people called coconut plantations. Tenants are paid only during harvest season when the ripe brown fruits are ready to be manufactured into oil. They are opened and the husk will be separated from the meat that goes to the factory. These are means of livelihood for the farmers that is not still enough for them to better their lives economically. There will only be a little bit of change during harvest time when they will taste a little bit of tasty pork meat or chicken meat when their landlord prepares a feast for them. After that they go home to face the same daily meal of rice and dried fish. If ever they have a small backyard to plant vegetables and a few trees with bearing fruits these are seasonal so what must be the best solution to have a steady source of food? Artemio who has now started his course at the seminary tried to research other religious practices other than Christian centered doctrine eventually stumbled to God the Creator doctrine. He compared their difference between each other and he became excited when he is able to contact their main headquarters. He asks the Pastor the head of the congregation not Father in his church. While reading through their church leaflets he read that the Holy Bible is sometimes called the Book of life and they have also a tree called the Tree of Life. Where can he find this tree is at the middle of a forest. There is a map that could lead him there but he has to book a plane ticket to fly over then walk a few miles leading to a river. He will use a motorboat to the next station . A member of the church will meet him at the station and he will bring to their house of worship. When he informs his parents and family they are disgusted why he has to join another church while they are already deeply rooted to the Christian fellowship. What difference does it make when you are worshipping the same God? Artemio didn't budge. He is determined to follow Creator God the Creator of the Universe. He wants to know deeper about His relationship to men. Christians don't know much about God. They only know that Jesus Christ died because .man has sinned. Why sin? Artemio read , 'Sin is the transgression of God's law". Artemio wanted to know more about God's law and to learn more about the Tree of Life . He prepared himself for that trip. When the plane landed at the airport there are not many passengers to be pick up by the plane. His luggage is easily released. A pick up truck owned by the church drove him away with his companions to their next station. All of them are new to the church who all have a less knowledge about God like Artemio. They have the boat ride then walk a few miles to reach a building in the middle of the forest. They all have the same purpose to seek God. What is so important about Him? Everyday they have a meeting they are learning God's character., His Mercy, His Goodness , His Compassion and His Love to mankind. How is He related to Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ is His Son, His only begotten Son to save humans who have sinned to God. Why did men sinned? In the Book of Life which usually called the Holy Bible, man didn't follow the 10 Commandments. The Commandments are rules for man to practice in order to have a good and abundant life, Surprised, Artemio thinks this is the answer why people in his village don't have a good life of not following God's commandments. Artemio learns God provides everything that a man needs. This is a reinforcement of God's promise to let men live an abundant life. The more Artemio is mesmerize about the meaning of the Tree of Life, that this tree is the tree of good and evil found in the Garden of Eden in the middle of the lush forest , Land of Paradise. God instructed Adam and Eve not to touch the fruit of the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is a fruit bearing tree and Adam and Eve who are called the first parents in the world are forbidden to eat . There was a creature which tempted Eve to eat the fruit then Eve also persuaded Adam to eat it too. Eating the fruit of the Tree of Life caused so much suffering to humans. Artemio wondered but it is said God promised to reconcile man with Him through Jesus Christ and they can live abundantly and ,live forever by following His Commandments.GP
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