One Day I Decided To Quit

It was one seemingly ordinary day when I decided that I wanted to QUIT… All of a sudden I made a decision to quit my job, my study, my dreams, my relationship, and finally my spirituality. I just wanted to quit my life.

Everything was just to much for me and I couldn't bear it anymore.

But before that, I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

I started by saying: “God, can you give me one good reason not to quit?”

His answer really surprised me: “Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”

I replied: “Yes. I can see them.

He went on: "When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor and multiplied quickly. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more and more vibrant and plentiful.

But still, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I still did not quit on the bamboo.

He said: “In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I still would not quit.”

“Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant… But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and stable and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”

After that, He asked me: “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. And I will certainly never quit on you.”

“Don’t compare yourself to others.” He then added. ”The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.” God said to me: “Your time will come”.

“You will rise high”.

I asked: “How high should I rise?”

“How high will the bamboo rise?” He also asked.

I was confused: “As high as it can?”

”Yes.” He said, “Give Me glory by rising as high as you can.”

After this conversation, I left the forest and I wrote this amazing story. I really hope that these words can help you to see that God will never give up on you.

You should Never, Never, Never, Give up. Don’t tell the Lord how big the problem is, tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Motivational poem:

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill

When the funds are low and the depts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit -

Rest if you must, but don't quit

Life is strange with it's twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a fair and faltering man,

Often the struggle has given up

When he might have catured the victor's cup,

And he learned too late when night came down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar,

So stick to the fight when your hardest hit, -

It's when things seem worst that you musn't quit.