THE OLD FARMER - Moral Story Of The Day.
There was a successful old farmer who grew tomatoes
for many years. One day, his grandson told him.
"Grandfather, I want to achieve great things
in life and make all of my dreams come true. What are the things I should
avoid?"
The farmer paused for a moment and said.
"First of all, you should avoid
procrastination. Secondly, you should never be afraid to fall. Thirdly, don't
ever fool yourself. But the most important of them all, I won't tell you
yet"
The boy asked.
"Why grandfather?"
The farmer responded.
"I will tell you at the appropriate time"
One week later, the farmer took his grandson to his
tomato field for the first time. He showed him a large portion of land where he
grew some of his tomatoes. When the farmer saw how amazed the little boy was,
he asked him.
"How do you see them?"
The boy replied.
"They look very healthy. Their stems are
solid, their leaves are green and their fruits are smooth and red"
The farmer smiled. Then he took him to a separate
small portion of his tomato plants, and said to him.
"How about these ones? Can you compare them to
the others?"
The boy shook his head and said.
"They don't look healthy. Their stems are
weak, their leaves are yellow and they haven't developed any fruit yet. What do
you think is the reason?"
The farmer uttered.
"That's because they are surrounded by
unwanted plants called weeds. These weeds compete with the main plants for
nutrients in the soil, leading to stunted growth for the plants"
Then the farmer held his grandson on his shoulders,
looked at him in the eye, and said.
"Now is the appropriate time to answer your
question completely.
The most important thing you should avoid to become successful in life are negative people. These people are like the weeds and they would stunt your development and stop you from reaching your dreams. They have nothing to offer as they wallow in their problems and fail to focus on solutions. They are energy suckers and you will feel drained being around them. So you shouldn't surround yourself with such kind of people. Be around people who bring a smile to your face, fill your heart with joy and push you toward greatness.
Choose your friends wisely and they will never put you down.
