The Seed

In this darkness I pondered. “Why should I be put here? Why haven’t I seen that glowing sun? Hearing the melodious chirping of birds and feeling the gentle swish of the wind blowing? Didn’t my friends start on the same line? We are planted on the same day. But, look at them… So quickly they grew, out breaking this darkness.

Are they too strong and am I too weak? Or is luck on their side and not me? Or am I not something extraordinary like them? Could it be that I’m just a coincidence? Okay, I’ll turn myself off in this darkness. After all, I never grew either. I’m tired in this darkness.

But…

I thought of the faithful farmer. Every day he came to fertilize and water me. Although he hadn’t seen me grow yet, he seemed to believe I was alive and so sure that one day I too could break this darkness.

For the sake of that farmer… I will survive. If I can’t grow upward, I will propagate downward. Yes! I will strengthen my solid roots until I reach the source of water. I will not let those loyal farmers down.”

While I was working my part, without realizing it… That day came. I can come out to break the rigors of the ground. I grew, grew, grew, could see the sun, hear birds chirping, and feel the softness of the caress of the wind. Not only that, I became so big and shady that birds nested on my sturdy arms. My fruit can be enjoyed, even people can take shelter from the hot sun in the shadow of my giant body.

Now I realize why it took me so much longer to grow. It’s not that I’m less special than my friends, but because I’m prepared to be something big, something that I’m meant to be there for. “Oh, thank goodness… Good thing I persevered and didn’t give up when I was in that darkness.”

Moral of the story is no matter how hard our life’s,never give up. God never give up on us. “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life…”