Walking in the garden, the sweet smell of ripe custard apples fills the air. However, we do not have a custard apple tree as it does not flourish in our climate. As the scent grows stronger, it draws me to our little miracle fruit tree which is full of blooms. Each flower is hardly a quarter of an inch in length. The tiny tree is flowering for the first time since it was planted a year ago.
In case you do not know why it is called a miracle fruit, it is said that once you eat a fruit, (it is small, the size of a little cherry or olive) and then bite into a tart or bitter fruit such as a lemon, for example, the lemon will taste very sweet.
Evidently, the miracle fruit temporarily changes the chemistry of our taste buds. Hopefully, it won't be long for the fruits to develop!
Some people, though few, are like the miracle fruit, blessed with a transforming touch. When we come in contact with them, sweetness enters our lives!
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