blogger is always in the error ditch for some reason. have been trying to upload this post since sunday evening. grr.

i realise i always come back to my blog on the last few days of a month. maybe it's a silent chase to keep this blog alive, maybe some twitching at least. nevermind. anyway, in a quick summary, ive started my 2nd sem of poly 1st year. this sem is suppose to be more written and more individual work. hopefully it doesnt suck. no i havent buried my head in sand to ignore everyone or everything. nor am i married, with a string of kids on tow, yet.

anyway i know how cliche it is putting up stories or inspirational pieces on the blog and how people reeally dont bother to read them anyway. BUT i'm putting this one up anyway. I like this one, some of you have gotten it from my email. it's a piece that i keep trying to remind myself about. well, since youve read up to this point. dont be lazy and finish this post. dont be a lethargic beetle and click on a different url. enjoy :)

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The Fern and The Bamboo

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. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you.

Never regret a day in your life.
Good days give you happiness;
bad days give you experiences;
both are essential to life.




don't dismiss this as a catholic-christian religious thing ok. it applies to everyone of us. that everyone has a purpose and there's a reason why all of us are put on this earth for. we're not dumped here or trashed. we were placed here, created and in biblical terms, we were moulded in His shape. whether you're eight, twenty, thirty-nine or sixty-two, we all have a purpose, we just havent found it yet. well then, go on, don't stop. keep searching. it might just wack your head unexpectedly one day :)

have a good week ahead everyone, and hopefully, a nice new november too :)

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