"Bamboo and the Fern"

[aabhisheksirohi]

This story is shared by my boss, hope you will find it interesting.

One Day I Decided to Quit

One day I decided to quit... I quit my job, my relationship, my Spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", said I, "Can you give me one good reason not to
quit?"

His answer surprised me..."Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care
of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew
from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came
from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo." He said.

"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not
quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five
years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed
to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could
not handle." He said to me.

"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling,
you have actually been growing roots?" "I would not quit on the bamboo.

I will never quit on you." "Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The
bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest
beautiful."

"Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.”

As high as it can?" I questioned,

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."


I left the forest and bring back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.

Dear friends, you may be challenged to develop fern as well as Bamboo. Please take up the challenge and invest time and efforts in to your subordinates, colleagues and even in your superiors. Please remember, if you trust yourself, you can develop yourself first and of course others too. Grow every day, Grow roots always.

[rajeshrathee]

Very Good, I agree with you

Nice article, Indeed

[trueblueindian]

Thx a lot abhishek for sharing this wonderfull motivational stuff, so rite is the moral of this story.

[rajeshnain]

Thx a lot abhishek for sharing this wonderfull motivational stuff, so rite is the moral of this story.

THANK YOU SIR ! FOR MAIKING US AWARE OF REALITY OF LIFE,
THE WORDS WHICH HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY YOU ARE REALLY NICE AND MOTIVATIONAL !

[aabhisheksirohi]

Here is another story !!

Learning Curve

Nice excerpt.

As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact
that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to
their front leg.

No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime,
break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a
trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just
stood there and made no attempt to get away.

"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They
believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."

I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds
but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they
were.

Dear Friends!! Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

At least try once who knows you may succeed.

[nonu]

Nice stories they have a great moral.