thank god, they are not like traders!

have you ever tasted
himachal apples?

juicy, crisp, tasty!!!

it is july
and by the end of this month
first batches of apples
will start arriving in the markets.

the other day
i was wondering
what would happen
if apple orchardists
behaved like amatuer stock traders?

let me explain.

flowers appear on apple trees
by april end.
gradually
buds pop out of these flowers
and start growing into apples.

during this four month journey
from flowering to full grown apples
there is always a danger of the tiny fruits
getting knocked down
by hail storms.

on an average
four to five serious hailstorms come
in these four months.

everytime
it appears
that the upcoming fruits will be destroyed by the hail bullets
and yet
almost always
they survive
and finally grow into
red or golden balls of juice
having weathered many a storms!

i wonder
what would happen
if out of fear of hailstorms (corrections amidst secular trends)
the orchardists
like amateur traders under panic
were to pluck (square-off)
all their apples
while they were still
of size less than lemons!

they would obviously be left with
apples fit only for
pickles!