To sow is to put down seeds inside the ground for a period of time called reaping or harvest. What is keeping the earth in continuous existence is this unchanging principle. Seed time and harvest are constant things. A deeper thought on life generally also shows that the whole life is based on sowing and reaping. Sowing and reaping do not only pertain to farmers but to everybody. Everything we do in life is sowing, and it is only a matter of time. The harvest will come. Many people are enjoying life today as a result of the seed that either they, their parents or grand parents have sown that they are reaping. On the other hand, many people are also suffering today as a result of the negative seed they, their parents or grand parents have sown. Some people will suffer tomorrow because of the seed they are sowing today while some people and their generation will enjoy tomorrow because of the seed they are currently sowing.
All life's activities are sowing
The farmers that are up and doing in planting, the parents that are sending their children to school and spending on them. The students that are attending classes and reading, a mother that is training her children, teachers that are doing effective class teaching,l. On the other hand any person that is doing the opposite of the above is also sowing seed.
Student burning midnight oil
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Student sleeping at study
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Parents training their children
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Period between sowing and reaping
The period between sowing and reaping is the waiting period, the nurturing time, time of expectation. It is the growing period for whatever is sown. Some seed will grow and bear fruits within a few months of the year. It will take some years to fruit. Some of these seed that take years to bear fruits can continue to bear fruits for more than a century and grand and great grand children will still eat out of it.
The harvest time
The harvest time is the time of result of all sowing and it will either be positive or negative, depending on what is sown. We have heard of students building houses, buying cars for their good ex teachers. Children beautifying the lives of their parents with all good things, companies giving double promotion for their excellent staff etc.
Let us all be mindful of what we do.
Everything we do in life will bring result, whether positive or negative. It is just a matter of time. Whatever a man sows, that he shall reap. Sow positively as a parent, worker, teacher, nurse, doctor, engineer. What you do will fall back to you or your generation.
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