Years ago, I head a story of a farmer teaching his son the value of patience. In a nutshell, the son was watering seeds & frustrated that some of them weren't growing at the rate of some of the other plants. The father explained to him using the example of The Chinese Bamboo Tree. This type of tree requires to be watered, EVERY DAY, for 5 yrs without fail or it wouldn't grow. So, that's what the son did, daily, even on days of doubt & disbelief. Then, like clock work, after 5 yrs, the tree SPRANG UP FROM THE GROUND!
See, generally speaking, society has trained us that success is on the surface & is something we must see in order to believe. What The Chinese Bamboo Tree teaches us is, in order to grow & be ready for the surface, one must 1st develop strong, deep roots before we can rise.
All the things on our surfaces, ladies & gentlemen, are due to the watering we give ourselves! Some of us have skipped those days of "watering" & are expecting our foundation to be steady enough so that our talents & skills are able to breakthrough & be seen. The tragedy, that is possibly being avoided is, we might be seen but our beauty wouldn't be acknowledged.
I am also speaking to myself as I'm typing this - for everyday we don't properly water our seed, the longer it will take for us to properly breakthrough & be acknowledged.
So I say to ALL of us, stay grounded my friends & don't forget that our roots must be just as appreciated as our leafs.
D. Cal