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A confused submissive came before a wise Master who adored her. She felt that to submit to
Him would mean she would open her heart to unbearable pain should He ever leave her. She
hungered for Him and needed Him, but was ready to walk away in panic.

The gentle Master knelt her before Him and started a tale of love and devotion. As she looked up
at Him His arms began to widen and open like a large tree, which stretches its branches to the
sky.

At that moment the Master appeared rooted to the floor and His impressive size towered above
her like a giant tree. Then He began to speak... "I'm here for you"... now and always no matter
how far time and space takes U/us. Whether you walk away from Me today or you stay and serve
Me I will not turn from you. I am as patient as time itself; I will take not from you unless you
give freely and completely of yourself, but I give unto you regardless-- for My love is
unconditional... Like the olive tree that can both feed you and shade you, I am there seemingly
eternal to your short life on this earth. If you need My fruit to feed your hunger I will give you all
the fruit you need. If your skin grows dry and loses its luster, the oil from My fruit will restore it
and make it glisten. When you need comfort My leaves will gently caress your face with the
slightest breeze.

When you need discipline My branches will correct you when the wind blows strong. If you just
need My shade to protect you from the sun, My branches will shade and protect you. If you need
warmth at night My fallen branches will fuel the fire to keep you warm and safe. If you need a
refreshing breeze My leaves will fan you and cool you.

You are My gardener. When you submit to Me, you tend that which keeps Me vibrant and full of
life. When you kneel under Me and till the soil, you give breath to My roots. When you water
Me, My sap flows strong through Me raising My limping branches. When you soil yourself
collecting fertilizer with your bare hands, you strengthen and humble Me with your devotion.

Although My life will go on, Life would not be the same without you. Your dedication and
unconditional care for Me keeps Me vibrant and nurtures My very core. The sustenance and
protection I give you seems little reward for your servitude. Still the gardener serves the tree
from her heart and the tree in return gives to her heart all that He can!

I am planted firmly on the ground and cannot follow you if you walk away from Me.... But be
assured I will survive. One hundred years later and two of your lifetimes; I will still be there,
waiting for "you" in the same spot to offer you all that I do now. Stay with Me and be My
gardener. You cannot get lost in Me for W/we are complementary to each other. I am your
devotion, and you give meaning to My existence. Apart W/we live life and survive; T/together
W/we bloom eternally!
As the Master finished His last words the sub cried herself to sleep at His feet. That night, He
stood planted there like the Olive tree offering her His unconditional love and protection as she
slept. As she would tend to Him with her devotion the next day... and everyday thereafter!