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The Seven Laws of the Harvest
We reap only what has been sown - every choice has a consequence; we reap something positive or negative from everything we (and others) say and do.
We reap in the same kind as we sow - just as watermelon seeds won’t produce peas, sowing discord won’t lead to unity, and sowing lies won’t lead to truth.
We reap more than we sow - the harvest is more bountiful than the seed planted. Sowing good results in even more good and vice versa.
We reap in proportion as we sow - the amount sown impacts the harvest; sow more, reap more; sow less, reap less.
We reap in a different season than we sow - no harvest comes instantaneously, it always takes time; plants don’t grow overnight, athletes don’t get strong in a day, wisdom isn’t gained in a week.
We reap the full harvest of the good only if we persevere - weeds pop up naturally in gardening and in life, they need no help; but harvesting the good takes perseverance to maintain conditions in which the seeds can grow.
We can’t do anything about last year’s harvest, but we can do something about this year’s harvest. We can’t change the past, but we can impact the future by what we choose to sow today!
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Abraham Lincoln was so heavily criticized during the Civil War that newspapers routinely called him “incompetent,” “weak,” and “the wrong man for the job.”
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