Grass and Bamboo Story!!

Once a businessman became hopeless after his business failed. He became frustrated with life and one day while upset, he went to the forest and sat alone there.

While sitting there, he thought for a long and then said to God, "Tell me one reason why I should not despair, I lost everything, what should I do with this life? Why should I live?"

Just then he heard a voice... It was God's voice.

God said - When I first planted grass and bamboo seeds, I took very good care of both of them.

Soon grass started growing and it turned land green whereas bamboo seed didn't show any change. Still, I didn't stop caring for bamboo.

In the second year, the grass became denser and grew more but still, there was no change in the bamboo seed.

Even in the third year, there was no result for bamboo trees, it seed didn't sprout, yet I didn't lose hope and kept watering it and took care of it.

Even in the fourth year, there was no growth.

Five years later, a small plant sprouted from the bamboo seed. It was very small compared to grass but only 6 months after, this small plant grew to 20 feet tall.

It took five years for the bamboo seed to sprout. In these five years, its root became so strong that it could handle bamboo length which was more than 20 feet high.

Always remember, whenever you have to struggle in life then understand that your roots are getting stronger. Your struggle is making you stronger so that you can make tomorrow the best it can be.

I didn't give up on bamboo. I won't give up on you and therefore you shouldn't give up on yourself.

The time of growth for both grass and bamboo is different and so is their purpose. Similarly, your time will also come. Don't be afraid of struggles in your life, this struggle will strengthen the roots of your success.

Keep going and don't give up, if not today then tomorrow your good time will also come.

Flash: Like the businessman, in our life many times when we face small obstacles that look too big to face, instead of dealing with them, we keep suffering. Therefore, it is important that we choose to fight those troubles without losing time.

When we choose to fight, we can see that in no time, the big trouble starts resembling a small problem and we can remove it from our life and move forward.

Moral: Do not choose to live with your problem. Just shake off your problems and stand on them and step up in life after learning from them. Every bad experience is a new learning. So, get the positives out of it and work towards your goals.

"You have to be stronger than your obstacles, and braver than your fears."