The Thorns of Opportunity...Part IIThe quest for
ultimate victory.
In part one I shared with you how not knowing what you don't know, much like
"thorny" gardener, can rob you of your time, and keep you from enjoying and living
life you want.
You also learned how a seemingly accidental event can instantly change your life, as you experience
magic of an "ah ha" moment.
Do you ever find yourself saying "Why bother!" or asking "What's
point?" I mean you put in
time and effort only to end up with a result you don't like or worse yet, a result you know others won't like.
How many projects have you left incomplete, simply because you didn't like
results?
Read on and learn why
frustration of incomplete projects doesn't have to happen.
In this story you will learn that perfection often has little to do with being perfect.
Today I am going to tell you about
third field of roses and how
gardener of that field tended to
1000's of rose bushes in
third field.
Much like
"thorny" gardener,
third gardener was constantly clipping buds from
rose bushes.
Working from sun up to sun down it took every ounce of energy
third gardener had to clip
1000's of rose buds. Weeds were constantly a distraction.
There was never enough time to tend to both
rose buds and
weeds. Still,
gardener tried.
So, why is it that
third gardener was clipping
rose buds? Unlike
"thorny" gardener
third gardener was well aware of
bud's purpose and very much wanted
rose to bloom.
In fact
third gardener focused every waking moment on making sure
rose bloom had every opportunity to bloom to perfection.
You see
third gardener was not focused on
thorny bush nor was
gardener inspired by
possibility of a field filled with 1000's of colorful blooms.
The third gardener,
"perfect" gardener, was not focused on having a field of roses. The "perfect bloom" was
focus of
"perfect gardener."
With all of
"perfect" gardener's effort it was still true, more often than not, that
field was filled with nothing but thorny bushes, without a single bloom.
If
"perfect" gardener" wasn't examining a bush and clipping it's buds,
gardener was tending to
weeds.
On many occasions you could find
"perfect" gardener digging up a rose bush to make room for a new and improved rose bush. You see, only
best rose bush could produce
perfect bloom.
After all
"perfect bloom," was
"perfect" gardener's dream.
To even be considered as a contender
bloom must have a certain shape, quality of color,
right number of pedals, and that one of a kind and alluring fragrance.
The "perfect bloom" started with
"perfect bud." The "perfect" gardener was always asking, "Could this bud produce
perfect rose?
Few buds survived being clipped.
As life would have it, in a forgotten part of
field; in an area where
soil was riddled with rocks and was dry more often than not, stood a thorny bush.
This bush was different and it was not easily seen. The little bush was surrounded and nearly smothered by
many weeds.
Still, without
attention and care of
"perfect" gardener
rose bush in
forgotten part of
field, would grow.