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Stories of Wisdom - October 2006

A Lesson From The Chinese Bamboo Tree

October 20th 2006 13:49

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You take a little seed, plant it, water it, and fertilise it for a whole year, and nothing happens

The second year you water it and fertilise it, and nothing happens

The third year you water it and fertilise it, and nothing happens. How discouraging this becomes!

The fourth year you water it and fertilise it, and nothing happens. This is very frustating

The fifth year you continue to water and fertilise the seed and then...take note. Sometime during the fifth year, the Chinese bamboo tree spouts and grows NINETY FEET IN SIX WEEK

Life is much akin to the growing process of the Chinese bamboo tree.
It is often discouraging. We seemingly do things right, and nothing happens

But for those who do things right and are not discouraged and are persistent, things will happen.
Finally we begin to receive the rewards.

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Comment by Anonymous

March 4th 2009 20:59

It would be a good story, except for it being a fable. First, Bamboo is a grass, not a tree. Second, from seed, you can expect a shoot to appear within 1 year or the seed is no good. The above story has circulated for years much like the internet myths of today but alas, is not true.

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