Law of the Seed Law of the Seed

This is a very good This is a very good piece of thought. piece of thought.

Read carefully and Read carefully and relate it to your life. relate it to your life.

The Law of the SeedThe Law of the Seed

Take a look at an Take a look at an apple tree. There apple tree. There

might be five might be five hundred apples on hundred apples on the tree and each the tree and each

apple has ten seeds. apple has ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds! That's a lot of seeds!

We might ask, "Why We might ask, "Why would you need so would you need so

many seeds to grow many seeds to grow just a fewjust a few

more apple trees?" more apple trees?"

Nature has Nature has something to teach something to teach

us here. us here.

It's telling us: It's telling us:

“Not all seeds grow. “Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds In life, most seeds

never grow”. never grow”.

So if you really want So if you really want to make something to make something

happen, you had happen, you had better try more than better try more than

once." once."

This might mean:This might mean:

You'll attend twenty You'll attend twenty interviews to get interviews to get one job. one job.

You'll interview forty You'll interview forty people to find one people to find one good employee. good employee.

You'll talk to fifty You'll talk to fifty people to sell one people to sell one

house, one car, one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or insurance policy, or

a business ideaa business idea

And you might meet And you might meet a hundred a hundred

acquaintances just acquaintances just to find one special to find one special

friend. friend.

When we When we understand the "Law understand the "Law

of the Seed", we of the Seed", we don't get so don't get so

disappointed. disappointed.

We stop feeling like We stop feeling like victims. victims.

We learn how to We learn how to deal with things that deal with things that

happen to us. happen to us.

Laws of nature are Laws of nature are not things to take not things to take

personally.personally.

We just need to We just need to understand them - understand them -

and work with them. and work with them.

IN A NUTSHELLIN A NUTSHELL

Successful people Successful people fail more often. But fail more often. But

they plant more they plant more seeds. seeds.

When things are When things are beyond your control, beyond your control,

here's something here's something that you mustthat you must

NOT DO so as to NOT DO so as to avoid misery in your avoid misery in your

life: life:

- You must not - You must not decide how you decide how you think the world think the world SHOULD be. SHOULD be.

- You must not make - You must not make rules for how rules for how

everyone SHOULD everyone SHOULD behave.behave.

- Then, when the - Then, when the world doesn't obey world doesn't obey your rules, you get your rules, you get

angry! angry!

- That's what - That's what miserable people miserable people

do! do!

On the other hand, On the other hand, let's say you expect let's say you expect

that: that:

-Friends SHOULD -Friends SHOULD return favours.return favours.

-People SHOULD -People SHOULD appreciate you. appreciate you.

-Planes SHOULD -Planes SHOULD arrive on time.arrive on time.

-Everyone SHOULD -Everyone SHOULD be honest. be honest.

-Your husband Your husband SHOULD SHOULD remember your remember your birthday.birthday.

- Your best friend - Your best friend SHOULD call you SHOULD call you more often.more often.

These expectations These expectations may sound may sound

reasonable. But reasonable. But often, these things often, these things

won'twon'thappen! happen!

So you end up So you end up frustrated and frustrated and disappointed. disappointed.

There's a better There's a better strategy:strategy:

Demand less, and Demand less, and instead, have instead, have preferences! preferences!

For things that are For things that are beyond your control, beyond your control,

tell yourself: tell yourself:

"I would prefer this, "I would prefer this, but if that happens, but if that happens,

it’s OK too!" it’s OK too!"

This is really a This is really a change in mindset. change in mindset.

It is a shift in It is a shift in attitude, and it gives attitude, and it gives

you more peace of you more peace of mind ... mind ...

You prefer that You prefer that people are polite ... people are polite ... but when they are but when they are

rude, it doesn't ruin rude, it doesn't ruin your day. You prefer your day. You prefer sunshine ... but if it sunshine ... but if it rains, it is ok too! rains, it is ok too!

To become happier, To become happier, we either need to:we either need to:

a) Change the world, a) Change the world, or or

b) Change our b) Change our thinking.thinking.

It is easier to It is easier to change our change our Thinking! Thinking!

IN A NUTSHELLIN A NUTSHELL

It is not the problem It is not the problem that is the issue, but that is the issue, but

rather it is your rather it is your attitude attending attitude attending

to the problem that to the problem that is the problem. is the problem.

It's not what It's not what happens to you that happens to you that

determines your determines your happiness.happiness.

It's how you think It's how you think about what happens about what happens

to you!to you!

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