Friday, January 30, 2009

What you sow is what you are going to reap

Have you ever seen a farmer in the field sowing seeds? He sows the seed with the hope of reaping something in the future. A farmer who sows a seed of corn will reap a stalk of corn. A farmer who sows a seed of rice will harvest rice. This story is analogous to our life to some extent.

An athlete who trains very diligently has a higher chance of being an Olympic champion.
A student who studied well has a higher chance of getting a good grade.
A worker who works hard (and/ smart) has a higher chance of getting higher income.
Parents who teach truths of life to their children will have a higher chance to see their children successful in life.
And so on...

The rule is also applied to the other side of the story.
An athlete who does not train himself diligently has a lower chance of being an Olympic champion.
A student who did not studied well has a lower chance of getting a good grade.
A worker who does not work hard (and/ smart) has a lower chance of getting higher income.
Parents who does not teach truths of life to their children will have a lower chance to see their children successful in life.
And so on...

Probably it is oversimplified. Most of the time, there are many other factors that affect the outcomes. But this oversimplified truth seems to hold in our life to some extent.

You will reap what you have sown. Knowing this simple truth :
From today, start sowing what you want to reap tomorrow.

God bless you.

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