Today on real talk I want to share a story that has taught about faith, hope , persistence and patience. I often times call my self a giant bamboo tree. I came across the characteristics of this tree on line and i want to share it in my own story line.
Once upon a time there lived an old man with his grand child in a far away land. This man had an intention to plant a particular specie of a bamboo tree. This old farmer has a grand child living with him. Known to the old farmer is the peculiar characteristics of this unique seed he is about to plant. Every day the old farmer goes out to water the ground where he had planted the seeds some weeks ago. His grand child was very observant and to his greatest surprise he noticed his grand father watering that same soil for the past 8 months with out any sprout of life. He asked himself, why does grand pa keep watering 
the earth. It is past one year and the watering ritual continue and still there was no sprout from the ground. This activity was becoming a concern for the little lard. The little boy got discourage because he didn’t seem to understand what his grand pa is doing any longer. But the old man continue to water the soil, fertilize it. Third year pass there was no visible activity and no growth above the soil, so did the forth year pass too yet he kept on investing his time and resources on that portion he planted the seed some years ago. Something happened on the fifth year year, a miracle, visible sprouts of leaves began to appear above the ground and in six weeks the tree grew as tall as 80 feet long. Incredible! the young lard now grown up was astounded. He now understood why his father had been patient and consistent in watering and caring for the soil. 
When you analyse the story carefully you will realize that it seems as though there was nothing happening physically or outwardly above the soil but a huge investment was being made and a long process of building up stamina below the earth was been made to be able to support the height and fast growth of the tree out ward. It had a mixture of patience and consistency in investing in the right thing just to see a desired future. For the bamboo tree it took 6 years to show forth the great future.
The farmer, always investing time and resources in the present just because he had a picture of the the tree he wants to grow.
What have you invested in your life today that will amount to greatness in future?
It is paramount we seek to find this answer. If you have invested nothing then know that you have sowed a seed already into the future and sorry to say this, you will have a disappointing future. If you fold your hands today and watch people sow in tears and you do nothing, in the physical it seems like no harm done but in the spiritual you have sowed a seed of poverty which you will eventually reap. We hold our destiny and your decision leads you to the path.
I leave you with questions to answer for your self and remember that your future is the sum total of all the decisions made today. God bless you. with love Timothy Shunnom Friday
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