A successful fruit farmer owned both thriving orchards and a profitable factory. His fruit trees, nourished by an underground spring, produced the most succulent, sought-after fruit globally. But disaster struck when toxic waste from his own factory poisoned the spring. The once-flourishing trees wilted, the fruit turned sour and grainy. He faced an agonising choice: keep the factory that provided immediate profits, or save the orchards that sustained life. Today’s world bombards us with negativity—endless complaints, pessimistic news, toxic attitudes. Like that factory, these influences poison our spiritual springs. We produce the works of success whilst our joy withers. Yet Christ calls us to bear fruit that remains, fruit that brings life. The question isn’t whether we feel the poison’s effects, but whether we’ll shut down what’s toxic to preserve what’s eternal.