Sow the Seed—See the Harvest
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有這樣一個故事:兩個男孩在穿越一塊田地時,發現地上有些掉落的玉米種子。他們各自撿了一顆回家,並把種子埋進土裏。
第二天,第一個男孩看到種子還沒發芽,他就把種子挖出來,看它是否已經長出芽來。他每天都要把種子挖出來,再種下去,然而種子仍然不發芽。其實這顆種子已經開始發芽,但這個男孩沒有讓它接觸土壤,這顆種子無法生根發芽,吸收不到養分,最後死了。
第二個男孩種下他的那顆種子,便讓它自己生長。他想象著他種的那顆種子長成一棵高大挺拔的玉米。他耐心地等著,無論是下雨,還是溫和的陽光灑滿大地。十天過去了,一株幼嫩的小苗從土裏出來,向天空伸展著它卷曲的葉子。
任何心願的實現,不管是大是小,都源於我們心中播撒的那顆種子。那顆種子描繪的是心願達成時的景象,它也需要我們全身心地來等待這一景象成為事實。生活中的暴風雨隻會加強我們的信心,讓我們生發新的夢想,改善現有的夢想,或者在必要的時候重新開始。
在心靈的沃土上,我們是不是在將一顆美麗夢想的種子播下後,經常把它從土裏挖出來呢?如果你讓你的種子生長,把心靈的目光不斷地投向收獲,你又會得到什麽呢?因此,撒下你的種子,讓它生長,期盼收獲吧!
The story is told of two boys who were walking through a field and found some corn seeds scattered across the ground. They each took one of the seeds home and planted it.
When the first boy didn't see a tiny sprout after the second day, he dug up the seed to see if it had sprouted. Each day he dug up the seed and replanted it, but the corn would not grow. The seed had germinated; yet the boy had not allowed it to maintain contact with the soil, take root, and obtain nutrients. So, it died.