“When
I’m requested to speak to youngsters I like talking about this phase of
my life and liken it to fascinating plant: The Chinese Bamboo. You can
take a Chinese bamboo seed and plant it in the ground, water and nurture
the seed for an entire year & not even see a single sprout. Infact,
you’ll not see a sprout for 5 years. But suddenly, a tiny shoot will
spring from the ground. And over the
next 6 weeks, the plant can grow as tall as 90 feet. It can grow as fast
as 39 inches every 24 hours. You can literally watch the plant grow.
What was the plant doing during these 5 years, seemingly dormant period, it was growing its roots. For 5 full years it was preparing itself for rapid, full growth. Without this root structure, the plant simply couldn’t support itself for its future growth. Some would say the plant grew 90 feet in 6 weeks, I would say it grew 90 feet in 5 years & 6 weeks”
What was the plant doing during these 5 years, seemingly dormant period, it was growing its roots. For 5 full years it was preparing itself for rapid, full growth. Without this root structure, the plant simply couldn’t support itself for its future growth. Some would say the plant grew 90 feet in 6 weeks, I would say it grew 90 feet in 5 years & 6 weeks”
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