never give up...very inspiring....must read....

#1
Never give up on yourself or others!!

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship,my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with GOD.

"GOD", I said. "Can you give me one good
reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said.

"Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took

very good care of them. I gave them light.

I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more

vibrant and plentiful.




And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo."

He said. "In year three there was still nothing from

the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the

bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged

from the earth. Compared to the fern it was

seemingly small and insignificant.........

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over

100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what

it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time

you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."




"Don't compare yourself to others."

He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose

than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", GOD said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.
 
#2
Never give up on yourself or others!!

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship,my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with GOD.

"GOD", I said. "Can you give me one good
reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said.

"Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took

very good care of them. I gave them light.

I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more

vibrant and plentiful.




And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo."

He said. "In year three there was still nothing from

the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the

bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged

from the earth. Compared to the fern it was

seemingly small and insignificant.........

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over

100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what

it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time

you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."




"Don't compare yourself to others."

He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose

than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", GOD said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.

Always great to read these inspirational posts.....Thanx as always,Milind!

Saint
 

Ani

New Member
#5
Never give up on yourself or others!!

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship,my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with GOD.

"GOD", I said. "Can you give me one good
reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said.

"Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took

very good care of them. I gave them light.

I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more

vibrant and plentiful.




And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo."

He said. "In year three there was still nothing from

the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the

bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged

from the earth. Compared to the fern it was

seemingly small and insignificant.........

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over

100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what

it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time

you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."




"Don't compare yourself to others."

He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose

than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", GOD said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.
Thank you, for such a wonderful and inspiring story. It really boosted up my spirit.
 
#8
exactly, i feel i've become a good person after loosing much money in the market ;-) my roots are getting bigger and bigger, it's now time for me to rise ;-)

Thanks for the story..
failures are the stepping stones to success..
 

ThE HaMmEr

Well-Known Member
#9
"Colonel Sanders had the construction of a new road put him out of business in 1967. He went to over 1,000 places trying to sell his chicken recipe before he found a buyer interested in his 11 herbs and spices. Seven years later, at the age of 75, Colonel Sanders sold his fried chicken company for a finger-lickin' $15 million!"
-- from A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark V. Hansen

When the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was completed, it was turned down by thirty-three publishers in New York and another ninety at the American Booksellers Association convention in Anaheim, California, before Health Communications, Inc., finally agreed to publish it. The major New York publishers said, "It is too nicey-nice" and "Nobody wants to read a book of short little stories." Since that time more than 8 million copies of the original Chicken Soup for the Soul book have been sold. The series, which has grown to thirty-two titles, in thirty-one languages, has sold more than 53 million copies.

sea*c* for the B**k at 4****ed . c o m


Never give up :)

regards

neeraj
 

NOMINDTR

Well-Known Member
#10
Never give up on yourself or others!!

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship,my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with GOD.

"GOD", I said. "Can you give me one good
reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said.

"Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took

very good care of them. I gave them light.

I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more

vibrant and plentiful.




And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo."

He said. "In year three there was still nothing from

the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the

bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged

from the earth. Compared to the fern it was

seemingly small and insignificant.........

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over

100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what

it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time

you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."




"Don't compare yourself to others."

He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose

than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", GOD said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.
thanks for sharing the inspiration