If we keep in mind that the parables are not simply just universal teachings, but are a way of Jesus to explain what he was doing right then and there, we can realize knew deeper truths from the parables. With a better scope on what Jesus was saying about himself at that point in time, and as our lives change through seasons, we can find new relevancy in the parables. Who are the weeds? What encouragement can we take from the parables nearest the parable of the weeds?