Contributed by: Bharathi Sarkar (bharathi.sarkar @ netafim-india.com)
Isn't it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture them and they still give you an unwanted crop?
I can remember as a young girl, my grandma showed me how to dig up this pesky weed - grass. It was terrible stuff and it would really spread if you didn't get it out by the roots.
That was then. But more recently when I bought our first home about 5 years ago; guess what I had to deal with?
If you said weeds, you are correct. There was this certain patch of weeds that was similarly invasive to the same grass that my Grandma showed me in my childhood.
After getting the inside of our home settled, it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I vigorously attacked the weeds with a small hand trowel getting each one out by the roots. Vacation after Vacation that was my ritual duty. Just this Holidays I realized that one particular weed was no longer prevalent but another one was in full force.
So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got to work ridding them from my yard. When I was finished, my yard was better off.
What hidden message is this true story purveying?
Sometimes our life can be so similar.
Yes, we all have weeds in our life.
These weeds can be challenges, setbacks, negative beliefs, or naysayer, and the list can go on and on.
The solution is when dealing with these weeds of life is to get to the root of it and remove them one by one and eventually you will conquer this round. And when another crop of weeds shows up, deal with them directly before they spread, because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it, it will give you more courage and wisdom the next time a problem crops up.
You could say we all need weeds in our life to challenge us to grow. Once you know how to handle the weeds in your yard to make it beautiful--so too will your life be.
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