Bamboo or Fern

The fern and the bamboo seeds are planted together.Taken equal good care equal light. equal water.The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor.Yet nothing comes from the bamboo seed.?In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. ?In year four again there was still nothing from the bamboo seeds ?Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant.?But just 6months 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.Did you know, that all this time we have been struggling, we have actually been growing roots?

"Everybody’s time will come

if they persist and do not quit.

People who are bamboo will rise high"

How high ? as high as they can

Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he got financing for his dream of creating the "Happiest Place on Earth".Today, due to his persistence, millions of people have shared 'the joy of Disney'.

Colonel Sanders spent two years driving across the United States looking for restaurants to buy his chicken recipe. He was turned down 1,009 times! How successful is Kentucky Fried Chicken today?

Having said this, keep in mind that you must constantly reevaluate your circumstances and the approach you are using to reach your goal.

There is no sense in being persistent at something that you are doing incorrectly! Sometimes you have to modify your approach along the way.

Every time you do something you learn from it, and therefore find a better way to do it the next time.

Human Balance Sheet

WE are so busy in building our assets, reducing the liabilities and dealing in shares and analyzing our profit and loss that we forget that there is a bigger balance sheet of life.

This bigger balance sheet (which we forget to balance) starts with birth as an opening account and death as a closing account with our KARMA AS PROFIT AND LOSS and God as the auditor.

Our Birth is our Opening Balance

Our Death is our Closing Balance

Our Prejudice Views are our Liabilities

Our Creative Ideas/ Good Deeds are our Assets

Heart is our Current Asset

Soul is our Fixed Assets

Thinking is our Current Account

Goodwill & Achievements are our Capital

Character & Morals, our Stock-in-trade

Friends are our General Reserves

Values & Behavior are our Goodwill

Patience is our Interest Earned

Children are our Bonus Issues

Education is Brands/Patents

Knowledge is our Investment

The profit or loss is our KARMA Earned.

So, before the INCOME-TAX assessment (arrival of death),

Love is our Dividend
Brain is our Fixed Deposit