Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Things we build up fall to the ground sometimes due to many reasons. But let this story of the bees i wrote be an encouragement to you.
Seemingly small, but a great lesson can be learnt from the little honey bees. They work hard day and night to build their hive. They give their whole lives, time and energy into collecting pollen, and nursing the young in the hive. After achieving so much by sheer hard work, they manage to build a great hive and colony of bees that will last on for many years ahead. It’s a legacy to be left for the many next generations yet to be hatched.
But then, all of a sudden, the farmer arrives. He cuts the hive out from its holding in one swift move of his machete. The bees frantically try to defend, but to no avail. The hive is taken to the spinning cylinder, and the sweet honey forcefully drained from all its hexagonal storerooms. Just imagine how sad and depressed the bees are feeling. All of the same family, lost and dazed by what happened; having their only place of refuge they depended their lives on forcefully taken away from them.
But soon, after a few hours, they realize that they cannot go on sitting around waiting for their hive to return. They cluster together again, and with all they still have, start to build a brand new hive. Not halfheartedly, but with all vigor, and passion, knowing that sunset is near, and at least they will have a place to spend the night. It was an extremely traumatic day for the bees, but from the crack of sunrise the next morning, they resume duties, get reorganized, and build their kingdom towards glory once again.
The moral of the story: Refuse to be defeated. Get up from the dust quickly and don't stop walking.
What areas in life will this apply to? In career, family, relationships?
think think think... what say
you?
You won! 2:52 PM
