The Chinese Bamboo Tree
When success is planted
Its amazing how we thrive for success but like the Chinese Bamboo tree, we don’t see the results immediately. It may seem insane to be watering what we cant see grow. It is in our hearts that we know that what we are watering is bound to grow and sprout. Here are some lessons extracted from the bamboo tree that are applicable to us.
The first is Patience.
What patience means in this context is simply not just waiting on success but holding onto the result in the mind and consistently doing something while you wait. Each and every day of the watering we may not see the seed of success sprout through. It is not the same day that a seed is planted that we eat the fruit. Waiting with consistent application of effort applies pressure on the success of the idea.
Change is slow. However we may want it to be overnight, it certainly takes very slow progression. The water has to slowly enter the seed of success and break the dormancy that lies within it. Be patient with yourself.
The second is faith.
Faith is seeing the end result and heading towards it. All products seen today where first finished in the mind. The mind is the storehouse to the finished products. The Chinese Bamboo tree does not grow until five years then it grows about 80 feet in…
