Have you ever experienced the sheer dissatisfaction of biting into a bitter piece of unripened fruit? If you have, you'll likely agree that in addition to the sour taste that bad fruit often leaves behind, it also leaves you feeling at least slightly disappointed. Ironically, the more attractive the produce, the more deflated you tend to feel after discovering that the taste does not correspond with the fruit's appealing outward appearance.
I recently settled upon the conclusion that I've been the "guinea pig" in a covert experiment, over the past several years. In this cleverly disguised ploy, I was consistently fed the most bitter fruit imaginable. Can you fathom the impact that this experiment had on a brotha's taste buds? I didn't think you could; let me break it down for you. As a result of having constantly consumed bitter fruit, I became virtually immune to the fruit's unsavory flavor. Sporadically, the experimenter would provide me with an occasional piece of fresh fruit. This was done only often enough to brainwash me into a false sense of achievement. Then almost instantaneously, I was back to feasting on seemingly endless amounts of unripened fruit again. This cycle repeated for nearly 3 years. My rotten bananas came in the form of a less than ideal professional career.
If you are not cautious, you too could easily become a victim of poor nutrition. An under-developed diet is not conducive to prosperity, good health, or happiness. It is important that we all recognize the areas in our lives that only reap fresh harvest often enough to fool us into episodes of complacency. My advice to you is to demand the most of every situation. Whether your fruit is represented in the fashion of a career-path, a partnership, or some other unique form... you deserve the absolute best. Life is your personal Farmer's Market, shouldn't you demand fresh produce? You bet your Apples, you should!!! Be Blessed.
Corey R.
1 comment:
Your analogy is cute and funny! I love good, sweet, fresh fruit ! It sucks when you bite into a piece of fruit and its not ripe! But in order for the fruit to get ripe it has to go through the ripening process... which takes some time.
Patience and perseverance is the key to biting into a good piece of fruit. Don't give up on the fruit but give it time to reach its peak. We need to remember that in life. Everyone's in a rush but remember good things come to those who wait and patience is a virtue. Work hard and do the best you can to create your destiny but remember God already has it figured out for us so let go and let God...
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