The LAW of the SEEDS

 

Before taking your next bite of the apple, spare a thought for what it can mean and change your outlook of life....

 

Take a look at an apple tree. There may be 500 apples on the tree, but each fruit has just 10 seeds. In total, there are plenty of seeds! You may ask why Nature provides us with so many seeds to grow just a few more apple trees?"

Nothing profound really. The answer simply lies in the fact: 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 or many multiples."

Which means you have:

- To attend 20 interviews to get one job.

- To interview 40 people to find one good employee.

- To talk to 50 people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy or a business idea.

- To meet 100 acquaintances just to find one special friend.

When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we no longer get so disappointed.

+ We stop feeling so lousy.

+ We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.

Law of nature is not meant to be taken personally. We just need to understand and work around it.

EXPECTATIONS

+ SUCCESSFUL people fail more often but they plant MORE seeds.

+ When Things Are BEYOND your control, here is something that you must NOT DO so as to avoid misery in your life:

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

- You must not make rules for how everyone SHOULD BEHAVE.

Then, when the world does not obey your rules, you get ANGRY! That is what MISERABLE people do!

On the other hand, let us say you expect that:

- Friends SHOULD return favours.

- People SHOULD appreciate you.

- Trains SHOULD arrive on time.

- Everyone SHOULD be honest.

- Your family or best friend SHOULD remember your birthday.

These expectations may sound reasonable but often, these things would not happen all the time!

So you end up frustrated and disappointed!!

There's a better strategy. Demand LESS, and instead, have preferences!

For things that are beyond your control, tell yourself:

"I WOULD PREFER "A", BUT IF "B" HAPPENS, IT'S OK TOO!"

This is really a change in mindset. It is a shift in ATTITUDE, and it gives you more peace of mind.

- You prefer that people are polite ... but when they are rude, it does not ruin your day.

- You prefer sunshine ... but if it rains, it is fine too!

To become happier, we either need to -

a) Change the world or

b) Change our thinking.

It is easier to change our Thinking!

IN A NUTSHELL -

It is not the problem that is the issue, but rather it is your ATTITUDE attending to the problem that is the problem.

It is not what happens to you that determine your happiness. It is how you think about what happens to you!

Enjoy the flowers in blossom and the succulent fruit of success!!