A man who was very fond of trees wanted to see a green tree in the
courtyard of his home. He thought that if he planted a sapling, it would
take a long time to grow into a tree.
So, he went to a garden and selected a fully grown tree. He then
employed several labourers to dig it up and then transport it to his
courtyard where he had it planted.
The man was very happy. He thought to himself: "I have travelled a
long journey in a single day. Planting a sapling or a seed would have
been a lengthy business and now I have found quick way of having a lush
green tree."
But the next morning when he looked at the tree, he found that its
leaves had begun to wither, and after a few days the whole tree dried
up. He was disappointed. When one of his friends visited him, he found
him in a very sad mood. When he asked the reason, he said: "I am in a
hurry, but God isn't."
This story instructs us about the law of nature, which is based on
gradual development and not on sudden leaps. One who follows this law of
nature will be successful, while the one who fails to follow it, will
be doomed to failure.
This law of nature is applicable not only to trees: it is a universal
law. In every field, one must follow this natural course; otherwise one
cannot attain any worthwhile goal.
Why is it that when the tree was in the garden, it was green, but
when the same tree was transferred to another place -- the courtyard --
it dried up? The reason is that when the tree was in the garden, it had
its roots intact, but when it was transferred to the courtyard, it had
very few of its roots left. And it is roots that give life to a tree.
This is a law of nature and this law of nature applies to all human
activities. It is the need of every business, every profession, and
every institution to have proper roots, that is, a sound basis. There is
no exception to this law of nature.
For example, education is the basis for a job, reputation is the
basis of a business, and infrastructure is the basis of national
development. Constructing a really solid foundation requires a long
period of time; you cannot have such a foundation by just taking wild
leaps.
When you are in a hurry to achieve something, it means that you are
denying the law of nature. You want to build a world on your own and
this kind of procedure is not possible in this world. Those who engage
in a gradual process will find support in nature; and without such
support no achievement is possible in this world.
Why did God decree this gradual process as the course of nature? He
did so for the purpose of consolidation. If you try to achieve something
by leaping into things, the final result will be like an uprooted tree.
But when you adopt the gradual process, you consolidate your
achievement.
An agriculturist once rightly pointed out that it requires only six
months to grow a kakdi plant, but if you want to grow a tree like the
oak, it will take fifty years to produce a full grown tree. From this
example one can understand how the law of nature functions.
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