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La higuera no ha dado fruto desde hace tres años, su propietario quiere talarla pero el jardinero la defiende: démosle una oportunidad, si la cuidamos bien quizá dé higos más tarde... Es una concepción distinta de la educación: paciencia contra severidad y, si pensaba en Israel, esto debía de corresponder a los deseos sinceros de Lucas.
The fig tree hasn’t borne fruit for three years and its owner wants to have it cut down, but the gardener pleads its case: Let’s give it a chance, maybe it will bear fruit later if we take good care of it … It’s a very different conception of education: patience over severity. Applied to Israel, it must have corresponded to Luke’s sincere wishes.
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