How long does it take for a loquat seed to grow into fruit?
The year Bella was born, one loquat seed was put in the ground.
For six years, it has been in the front yard of our community. Maybe moved a few times.
I was always doubting. Can it really grow? I love loquats, but I wondered if it would ever happen.
Earlier this year, I noticed it had bloomed. Little greenish fruits.
When I got back from China, they had ripened. Pretty sweet.
All those years of doubts and worries. Useless. She fruited.
Sometimes when I looked at her I thought: you are not doing well. So yellow. So fragile. Are you okay?
We watered her, but not that often.
And every year, as Bella grew up, the height difference between the two of them kept getting bigger.
Through this, I noticed that certain things take their own rhythm.
You may not know when it will happen.
Even if you are anxious and try to poke it open to see whether it is broken, it doesn't help.
Someday, it may just produce the fruit that surprises you.
枇杷从种子长到结果需要多少年呢？
橙子出生那年，枇杷的种子被种到了地上。这些年它一直在我们前院里待着，期间可能还换过一两个地方。我一直有些怀疑它是不是真能结出枇杷来，结果今年很吃惊地发现它开花了，长出了青果子。等我从中国回来的时候，果子已经可以吃了，还挺甜的。
看来我这些年的怀疑也没啥用，人家照样长出果子来了。有时候看着这棵树感觉挺憔悴的，叶子黄了吧唧，我们虽然偶尔会给它浇水，但浇得也不多。能看到它随着橙子的长大，身高差距也越来越大了。
通过这件事我发现，有些事情的确需要有它自己的节奏。你就算心急地把它扒开，看看是不是坏了、能不能长成，其实也没用。它可能真的会在某一天，就长出让你惊喜的果子。
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