THE SEED

Once upon a time, there was a seed and because it was only a seed, nobody cared to notice it. Thus, gripped by a sense of inferiority, the seed gave no importance to his existence.

Then one day, a wind picked him up - randomly or otherwise he didn't know - and threw him mercilessly on an open field under the sweltering sun. He was confused. Why would anything do such a thing? But instead of any copasetic answers, he was provided with rain (in addition to sunlight); sometimes in drizzles and sometimes in torrents.

Meanwhile time flew and years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Thank you God for this. I really needed some rest," he heard the traveler say.

"What are you talking about?" The seed promptly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. Sure, he had witnessed many people sitting by his side - more so in recent years - but no one ever spoke to him like that.

"Who is this?" The man was startled.

"This is me. The seed."

"The seed?" The man looked at the giant tree. "Are you kidding me? You are no seed. You are a tree. A goliath of a tree!"

"Really?"

"Yes! Why else do you think people come here?"

"What do they come here for anyways?"

"To feel your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time."

A moment passed before the traveler's words struck the chord of realization within him.

The seed, now a prolix tree, thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of relentless tortures by the sun and the rain finally made sense to him.

"Oh! That means I'm not a tiny-flimsy seed anymore! I wasn't destined to die unnoticed but was actually born to strip people of their lassitude. Wow! Now that's a life worth a thousand gems!"

Sometimes The Day Comes

Sometimes the day comes
when you try your level best
to achieve something
but you fail
Sometimes the day comes
when nobody understands you
and you feel that you are isolated
from the world
Sometimes the day comes
when you want to help the needy
but find yourself unable to
because of some reasons
Sometimes the day comes
when you are hungry and have a few bucks
but you see the child laborers and buy food for them
Sometimes the day comes
when Mom comes up with one answer
and Father with another
and you have to make your own decision
Sometimes the day comes
when you see that some people ditch others
because of their selfishness
Sometimes the day comes
when you want to tell something to your parents
but find yourself unable to because
you think that they might get hurt or misunderstand you
Sometimes the day comes
when your friends drift apart
not because you were not able to understand them
but because they were not able to understand you
Sometimes the day comes
when you want to smile
but can't find a place to even weep
Sometimes the day comes
when your beloved can't understand your feelings
and leaves you alone
and you look down and feel ashamed or embarrassed
But sometimes the day comes
when you learn from all your failure and think
"Those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly."

Don't look down, look up.

You are one of the persons to whom GOD is closest
and He loves you.
Remember GOD also has a son (Jesus) on the earth
but not without sufferings, peril and agonies.