They said that it takes a long time for a tree to be on its best glory. It needs enough sunlight, water and everything else for it to become a tree. But before it even become that big tree we look up to, it was actually just a seed – sometimes too tiny to be even noticed.
This tiny seed was just nothing from the start. At first, some will just walk on it and neglect it. Sometimes, it could just be kicked on or thrown away. It looks just completely useless and irrelevant. But, once it gets on the soil and found its proper place, its real journey will begin.
The right soil will start to nurture the seed. It will let the seed grow. With the help of water, sunlight, and other nutrients, it will sprout its first leaves. It might still look too weak and vulnerable, but once it conquered its first step into its growth, soon enough, its stem will become stronger and more leaves will grow.
Rain or shine, this tiny little plant will learn to survive the harsh environment. It might get trampled upon once again but unlike before, this plant is much stronger. A little longer, its stem will start to harden. It starts to grow branches and its leaves become greener. At this point, it is certain that this plant can now endure anything life will throw at it. The next challenges for its growth will now just be ingredients for it to become stronger. And soon enough, the strongest tree there is will now stand proud and tall – ready for anything and will not back down anymore.
We people are also like that. In our life, we also start as a tiny seed – weak and inexperienced. But as we grow older, we learn and experience a lot of things. We might commit mistakes at times but we will learn from it. We will use it to make sure that we will do the right thing next time. Life will give us challenges, we might fail at first, but as long as we keep on fighting, we will always have another chance to prove ourselves.
When we find the right environment for us to grow, we will soon learn that the world gives us all these challenges for us to become stronger just like a tree. And once we reach that point wherein we have established that strength and trust for ourselves, we can and we will endure every obstacles and hardships that will come our way.
So if ever we feel like we are not enough, that we are too weak for this world, let’s just think of a tree. It was just a tiny little seed before it became a huge and tall tree. And we could be just like that.
