"Andrew On Prostitutes" 
by Gibran Khalil Gibran 

THE RED EARTH

Said a tree to a man, "My roots are in the deep red earth, and I shall give you of my
fruit." 

And the man said to the tree, "How alike we are. My roots are also deep in the red
earth. And the red earth gives you power to bestow upon me of your fruit, and the red
earth teaches me to receive from you with thanksgiving."