“Son of David,” answered the Prophet, “I have spoken to thee of a vision.”
When the Prince heard these words he was grieved in his heart.
“How couldst thou deceive me thus?” he asked.
But the Prophet replied, “I have not deceived thee. Behold in thy father’s garden thou mayest see in reality what I have told thee. Dost not this same wonder happen to the pomegranate trees and all the other trees in the garden?”
“Yes,” answered the Prince, “but you cannot see it, and it comes to pass through a long time.”
“Is it less wonderful because it cometh to pass in silence and unheeded? Learn to know nature and her workings, then wilt thou long no more for a wonder performed by the hand of man.”