Re: [MTC Global] The Story of Chinese Bamboo tree

I enjoy wearing your pearls of wisdom of diverse colours offered regularly by you, Dr. Reddy. Silently appreciative.

The Chinese Bamboo Story is a North American discovery by some Motivational Speakers and bloggers of the West in the last five years. As you all know, Bamboo is a plant mostly found only in Asia [According to Oxford dictionary, the English name comes from a Kannada word] and this fastest growing plant of the world (Guinness Book of World Record) is virtually unknown to the west. When 'China' is added in any phenomenon, the developed world gets mesmerized (except Japan, which hates China the most: Source BBC Survey, 2014). How exotic!

However, the parable, though not factually fully correct, does carry an intuitively meaningful message about the value of perseverance, patience, nurturance, and the role of strong foundation.

On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Jagan Mohan Reddy <drjaganmohanreddy@gmail.com> wrote:

When you start to make  positive changes in your life, it is not easy. You want results right away. 

When you don't, you easily want to give up. 

In this regard it's worth recalling  the story of the Chinese bamboo tree: You take a little seed, plant it, 

water it, and fertilize it for a whole year, and nothing happens. 

The second year you water it and fertilize it, and nothing happens. 

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

The fifth year you continue to water and fertilize the seed and then---take note. Sometime during the fifth year,

 the Chinese bamboo tree sprouts and grows NINETY FEET IN SIX WEEKS! 

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, things will happen. 

It might take years, but if you are persistent enough, you might have "overnight success" that others will see. 

But in your heart, you know the results came from doing the right things over a long period of time. 

The situation you are in right now is the result of the seeds that you planed 5 years ago. Are you getting the 

results you want? If not, begin today to sow the seeds of what you want 5 years from now. 

Remember, if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll get the results you've always gotten. 

Best Wishes
Dr A Jagan Mohan Reddy
Hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray

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