‘Is there anything more important than prayer?’ a disciple asked his teacher. The teacher told the disciple to go to a nearby tree and cut off a branch. The disciple obeyed. ‘Is the tree still alive?’ asked the teacher. ‘As alive as it was before.’ ‘Then go over there and slice through its roots.’ ‘If I do that, the tree will die.’ ‘Prayers are the branches of a tree whose roots are called Faith,’ said the teacher. ‘Faith can exist without prayer, but prayer cannot exist without faith.’ Paulo Coelho. source: http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2018/05/25/daily-message-207/