THE LAW OF THE SEED

APPLE FRUIT

LESSON OF THE APPLE SEED

Take a look at an Apple tree.
There might be five hundred apples on the
tree, but each apple has just Ten seeds.
That's a lot of seeds!
We might ask,
"Why would you need so many seeds to
grow just a few more apple trees?"
Nature has something to teach us here.
It's telling us:
"Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds
never grow. So if you really want to make
something happen, you had better try more
than once."
This might mean:
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one
job.
You'll interview forty people to find one
good employee.
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house,
one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance
policy, or a business idea.
And you might meet a hundred
acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the "Law of the Seed",
we don't get so disappointed.
We stop feeling like victims.
We learn how to deal with things that
happen to us.

Laws of nature are not things to take
personally.
We just need to understand them - and work
with them.
IN A NUTSHELL, successful people fail more
often.
But they plant more seeds.
When things are beyond your control, here's
something that you must NOT DO so as to
be happy:

>>You must not decide how you think the
world SHOULD be.

>>You must not make rules for how
everyone SHOULD behave.
Many times, such thoughts can bring you
spiraling down into more unhappiness.
On the other hand, let's say you expect that:
Friends SHOULD return favours.
People SHOULD appreciate you.
Planes SHOULD arrive on time.
Everyone SHOULD be honest.
Your husband or best friend SHOULD
remember your birthday.
These expectations may sound reasonable.
But often, these things won't happen!
So you end up frustrated and disappointed.
There's a better strategy.
Demand less, and instead, have preferences!
For things that are beyond your control, tell
yourself:
"I WOULD PREFER "A", BUT IF "B" HAPPENS,
IT'S OK TOO!"
You prefer that people are polite.. but when
they are rude, it doesn't ruin your day.
You prefer sunshine.. but if it rains, it is ok
too!
To become happier, we either need to:
a) Change the world, or
b) Change our thinking.
And it is easier to change our thinking!
IN A NUTSHELL
It is not the problem that is the issue, but
rather it is your attitude
attending to the problem that is the
problem.
It's not what happens to you that
determines your happiness but rather how
you think about what happens to you!