Law Of The Seeds

LAW OF THE SEEDS
Author Unknown

Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five
hundred apples on the tree and each apple has
ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds!

We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to
grow just a few more apple trees?"

Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling
us: "Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never
grow. So if you really want to make something happen,
you had better try more than once."

This might mean:
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job. You'll
interview forty people to find one good employee.
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one
car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a
business idea. And you might meet a hundred
acquaintances just to find one special friend .

When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get
so disappointed. We stop feeling like victims. We
learn how to deal with things that happen to us.

Laws of nature are not things to take personally. We
just need to understand them - and work with them.

IN A NUTSHELL
Successful people fail more often. But they plant more
seeds.

If you have spare change...

This is a public service announcement. You have been warned :)

This posting is dedicated to my good friend (you know who you are) with the best of intention. I am compelled to write this message after an outing with this good friend of mine. Of late he has been doing very well at office and has been amply rewarded financially for his good work.

Of course I do not know the extent of his good fortune until he bought a PRADA accesssory that resembles a deer horn (looks like a skeletal hand to me!). The (plastic?) item (about 6 cm long) was to be hung around a bag (PRADA bag?) or around your jeans etc. The 'deer horn' costs something like S$500.

I was appalled. To me this was a totally unecessary purchase cos if you do have excess money or have funds over and above what is needed for a decent /comfortable living (clearly my friend does if he could splurge S$500 on a 'deer horn') then I think it is our responsibility to at least give back to the world some of our good fortune. I told my friend exactly what I thought. I felt that it was irresponsible if we do not share some of our good fortune with the world when we clearly have more than enough.

If you have spare change, do spare a thought for the less fortunate. Too many unfortunate and terrible things are happening in this world. You can do your part to alleviate some of the sufferings in this world.

You can make a difference. No amount is too little nor any effort too small. I will leave you with the Starfish story. Maybe you remember it:

A small boy was running along a beach after a great storm which had washed up thousands upon thousands of starfish. He picked up as many as he could, one by one, throwing them back into the sea to save their lives.

An old man, watching this, waited until the boy was close enough and then asked:

"What are you doing?"

"I'm putting the starfish back," replied the boy, "or they will die."

"Why bother?" said the man, "the few you manage to save out of so many cannot possibly make much difference."

The boy looked at the man as only a child can, stooped down and picked up another starfish and threw it purposefully into the sea. "It will make a difference to that one," he said.

Sharing your good fortune is just a click away. Look to my LINKS (on the right) for some possible sites (United Nation World Food Program, Red Cross,. Sponsor a child etc) for you to share with the world the many blessings that you have received.

Do the right thing. It's a good feeling being able to help others, not to mention the good KARMA you'll receive :)

"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give" Winston Churchill

Take care & GOD Bless

PS: Do check out the Charity Navigator website (see LINKS) to find out the best bang for your donation money.

Be Thankful

BE THANKFUL ....... By Author Unknown

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times,
because during those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings

Is ENOUGH ever ENOUGH?

The above question has plaqued me for the better part of my life. I was always trying to better myself and nothing was ever good enough. I guess it stems from insecurity but also from my idealised (or warped) notion of perfection.

Therefore I was greatly relieved and comforted when I chanced upon this great quote from Dr Rachael Naomi Remen:

"I know that I am enough. Not Perfect. Perfect would not be enough. But that I am human, and that is enough"

More words of wisdom from Dr Rachael.....

"The pursuit of perfection has become a major addiction of our time. Fortunately, perfectionism is learned. No one is born a perfectionist. (When I was a perfectionist) I experienced that I and everyone else was always falling short, that who we are and what we did was never quite good enough. I sat in judgement of life itself. Perfectionism is the belief that life is broken."

Dr Rachael went on to say that some people pursue perfection "to earn love. Of course LOVE is never earned. It is a grace we give one another. Anything we need to earn is only APPROVAL.

Finally another gem from Dr Racheal:

Ultimately seeking perfection is "not the secret to a life worth remembering. They don't make you lovable. Or whole. WHOLENESS lies beyond perfection".

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Hi World!

This is my space for my view of the world according to me. This is also my virgin attempt at blogging ... a dinosaur at work :)

I hope to share my views and look forward to hear some of of your views. As we journey thru this sometimes lonely and difficult life, it is would be good to have some network of 'angels' to share our laughter, trials and tribulations.

So till next time, take care!