These past few days I had been seeking
some inspiration so that I can come up with a good inspirational story or idea
to share with my readers. I kept contemplating on various topics picking up one
idea after another without success. But today as I was reading a book by my
favorite author, I discovered a very interesting story which sparked my
interest and ultimately gave birth to this article.
In the Far East, there is a tree
called the Chinese Bamboo Tree. This tree has unique characteristics that make
it different from other trees. When this bamboo tree is planted, watered and
nurtured for a whole year nothing breaks through the ground.
The second year you water it,
fertilize and nurture it and nothing happens.
The third year comes you water,
fertilize and nurture it, still nothing! The process goes on and on during the
fourth year. Imagine how tiresome it becomes after a while.
However, sometime during the
fifth year, something marvelous happens! The Chinese bamboo tree sprouts and
starts to grow, suddenly shooting up to a height of 90 feet. All those years
when the farmer saw no growth above the ground, the bamboo tree was spreading
its root system, miles of root, getting ready!
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Are you in a situation where you do
everything you are supposed to precisely, you toil day and night but seemingly
to no avail? You can work for weeks, months, and years on end but your dream is
showing no visible sign of progress? Don’t become discouraged, your day is
coming! All you need is a pinch of faith and persistence.
During all those years of toil
with nothing visible happening, what kept the Chinese bamboo tree growers going
was faith. Begin today to sow your seeds of dreams and nurture them doing all
that is expected of you persistently and tirelessly. Just have faith that you
are laying the ground works from which your future success will sprout and
never ever give up because you don’t know when your ‘bamboo tree’ will show up!
Happy Friday!!!
Lidia Samuel
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