I have one for you.
Let’s assume that you live in a house and you love gardening. But your house has limited land, certainly not adequate for gardening.
You see a small plot of land next to your house and you plant a fruit tree in that plot of land. The land does not belong to you.
You nurture the tree religiously. You water and weed the tree every day and care for the tree in every conceivable way. The tree soon blossoms into something beautiful. It has lovely green leaves, delicious fruits, beautiful branches and looks very healthy. It makes you very proud.
My question is this.
1. Does that tree belong to you ?
2. If not you, whom does it belong to ?
3. Is it fair if it belonged to the owner of the land ? The tree is a result of your hard work and not his ?
4. Do you think you should share the tree with him ?
5. If you think you should share the tree with him, will your answer be any different if I tell you that the owner of the land is the government ?
