That's WHY my plants SURVIVED...

- That's why my plants survived:

Once upon a time, there were two neighbors living next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and another was an insurance agent who had a lot of interest in technology. Both of them had planted different plants in their garden. The retired teacher was giving a small amount of water to his plants and didn’t always give a full attention to them, while the other neighbor interested in technology, He had given his plants a lot of water and he had cared too much.

The plants of the retired teacher were simple, but they looked good. The insurance agent’s plants were much fuller and greener. One day, during the night, there was a heavy rain and a wind due to a minor storm. Next morning, both of the neighbors came out to inspect the damage to their garden. The neighbor who was an insurance agent saw that his plants came off from the roots and were totally destroyed. But, The plants of the retired teachers were not damaged and remained stagnant.

The insurance agent neighbor was surprised to see it, he went to the retired teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together, I actually looked after my plants better than what you did for yours, and even gave them more water. But my plants came off from the roots, but not yours. How is that possible?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more attention and water, but because of that they didn’t need to work themselves for it.  You made it easy for them.  While I gave them enough water and their roots are looking for more.   And, because of that, their roots went deeper and that made their position stronger.  That is why my plants survived”.

    Moral of the story:  This story is about parenting where children are like plants.  If everything is given to them, they will not understand the hard work it takes to earn those things.  They will not learn to work themselves and respect it.  Sometimes it’s best to guide them instead of giving them. Teach them how to walk, but let them follow their path.

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