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Sowing, Watering, and Reaping

The farmer will not reap a bountiful crop if he doesn’t first plant seed, and then water and care for the crops as they grow. We generally do not reap the benefits of friendship until we practice being friendly. We can not expect to receive love until we give love. If we are not sowingContinue reading “Sowing, Watering, and Reaping”

From Dark to Light

I have a particularly difficult time moving from a dark environment to a light one. It takes time for my eyes to adjust so that I can once again see well. In fact, when I simply go outside from inside a store or restaurant, I always sneeze, three times. The great thing about the lightContinue reading “From Dark to Light”

Influence Upon People

Have you noticed that the more time you spend with complaining people, the more you complain? The more time that we spend with happy people, the more time we spend happily enjoying the time and experience. We become like the people we spend time with. On the other hand, people who spend time with usContinue reading “Influence Upon People”

Equipped Messenger

Suppose you had important information to pass onto someone in a remote area, without access to technology. You want to send this information by a trusted messenger. Giving the messenger the information is only part of this situation’s need. You must equip the messenger with everything needed for the task. So you give them allContinue reading “Equipped Messenger”

In His Image

As our children grow up, they relate to us in different ways. At first, they are completely dependent upon us and want to stay close to us. As they grow a little older, they begin to desire and demonstrate more and more independence. As teenagers, the relationship completely changes and often is one of tolerance,Continue reading “In His Image”