Choose to grow seeds of greatness within!

Greatness within!

So many of you who are reading this blog, No matter how  close we are or how rarely we have a conversation, one thing I'm sure everybody knows about me is that "I am a reader!" I love reading. Diving deep into the pages of a book have always been comforting to me

 “Books took me to places I could never go otherwise. They shared the confessions of people I’d never met and lives I’d never witnessed. The emotions I could never feel, and the events I hadn’t experienced could all be found in those volumes.” – Won-Pyung Sohn (Almond)

Another fact I believe almost everyone knows about me is that “I am a BTS fan💜!” Kim Namjoon also known as Rm, who is the leader of the group shared some of his recommendations and I feel so grateful because every single book from his recommendation is indeed a masterpiece. One such masterpiece from his list is "The Little Prince" this novella is written by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator Antoine De Saint-Exupery.

I read this book back in 2020 and today I was going through some of my annotations and as I kept reading through it the very first thought that flashed through my mind was “I Need to Share this revelation with others”. So here I am sharing a piece of art with you all which I hold close to my heart trusting and believing it’s going to help someone out there.

 

So here is the extract from the book that left an impression on me

    “Indeed, as I learned, there were on the planet where the little prince lived as on all plants—good plants and bad plants. In consequence, there were good seeds from good plants and bad seeds from bad plants. But seeds are invisible. They sleep deep in the heart of the earth’s darkness until someone among them is seized with the desire to awaken. Then this little seed will stretch itself and begin timidly at first to push a charming little sprig inoffensively upward towards the sun. If it is only a sprout of radish or the sprig of a rose bush, one would let it grow wherever it might wish. But when it is a bad plant, one must destroy it as soon as possible. The very first instant that one recognizes it.”

My Annotation (this explains the exact thoughts that crossed my mind while reading this)

 We humans in our lives, also have these little seeds sown in our hearts, right from our childhood until the day we leave this planet. Every single day we sow seeds within ourselves and in others. These seeds can be sown deep into our hearts by our parents, friends, family members and in general every single person you come in contact with. And during the walk of life, these seeds flourish into beautiful, strong-looking, ginormous plants that reflect through our thoughts, personality, and the way we treat ourselves or others.

Good seeds represent all your happy thoughts, your joy, your excitement when you learn something new, your love and care, all of your bliss, your growth, your experience, a positive mindset, etc. Bad seeds represent all of your negative emotions, anger, jealousy, hatred, self-sabotage, gossip. The fact that we need to take into consideration is that whether it is a good seed or a bad seed both of them need sunlight, water, and attention to grow. And it depends on you out of these two which ones do you choose to nurture and grow within yourself!

 Today as you are reading this and if you feel there are some seeds within you, that were once sown due to bad experiences, past mistakes, self-doubt, broken trust, failure, abandonment, and if you feel they are still there growing within you making you feel all that stinging pain caused by its thorns, let me tell you, Today is the day you need to hold that shovel and start removing those plants. Dig deeper until you find its root, build up all the strength and might that you have and just pull those plants out until not a single remnant is left inside. Get your gardening tools and start working, shaping, and molding your inner garden. Trust me once you start working on it you’ll find and notice plants you never noticed before. You’ll find flowers you kept ignoring the whole year.

 Mostly celebrities or people who have huge gardens take the help of gardeners who are skilled professionals, who know exactly by looking at a garden what kind of cutting it needs or what sort of new renovations can be done to emphasize its beauty. They know exactly which plants should be kept in a place where they can absorb direct sunlight and which plants should be kept under the shade to protect them from direct sunlight. Just like that if you feel that seeds of anxiety, stress, trauma, depression are growing rapidly inside please ask for help! There are so many kind-hearted people out there waiting to help you groom your garden. There are professionals out there who can help you find that perfect flower for your garden, they call can tell you how much sunlight it needs or how much water it needs to flourish into a healthy glorious plant. 

 I believe you all know the power that you hold within yourself! Each one of us is fearfully and wonderfully made! We have a storehouse of wisdom, talents, and abundant blessings inside of us. Today I believe you will choose to sow seeds of greatness within you because at the end of the day you shall reap what you sow! Sow seeds of happiness, joy, kindness, success, perfect health, victory, self-love, blessings. Let your heart be filled with seeds that grow into luminous, magical, magnificent, mesmerizing, vibrant plants!