CONFIDENCE BOOSTER

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 bring back this story.

Never Give up.