Good Morning Everyone,
I concur with both {{{{{"E'" and Texan}}}}}, great story!! That is one to keep looking at when you feel overwhelmed with life.
Just as Honors story said you have to take the time to view things with a truely open heart, this means you also have to take a risk at different times in your life. You risk money in the market, you risk your very life in certian professions, but you also take risks every time you post a note on a BB Board, you risk your emotions, you risk your heart, you risk your love in cases, but what is the alturnative???? Read and find out......
Todays Story:
Risking
Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile spring soil.
The first seed said, "I want to grow! I want to send my
roots deep into the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts
through the earth's crust above me . . . I want to unfurl my
tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring.
I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and the
blessing of the morning dew on my petals!"
And so she grew.
The second seed said, "I am afraid. If I send my roots
into the ground below, I don't know what I will encounter in
the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil above me I
may damage my delicate sprouts . . . what if I let my buds
open and a snail tries to eat them? And if I were to open my
blossoms, a small child may pull me from the ground. No, it
is much better for me to wait until it is safe."
And so she waited.
A yard hen scratching around in the early spring ground
for food found the waiting seed and promptly ate it.
Moral Of The Story:
Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed
up by life.
By Patty Hansen
Have a great day all !!!
wb (I will be off the air tomorrow and maybe Friday as well) |
