Imagine there is a beautiful garden with several apple trees, orange trees, pear trees and georgeous roses. They were happy and satisfied with their life except one which was in deep sadness.
Concentration that's what you are missing. Said the apple tree. If you really want you can grow the most delicious apples. You will see how easy it is. Don't listen to him stamped the rose tree. To grow roses is way more easier and in addition they are beautiful.
The tree desperately tried everything he could what was suggested, but because he couldn't be like the others he become absolutely hopeless.
One day an owl came to the garden and as he saw the hopeless tree he said:
Don't worry! Your problem is not a big deal. Just the same as many other living creatures on the Earth. I tell you what you could do to solve your problem.
Don't waste your time to be like others want you to be. Be yourself. Know yourself and reach out to your innermost thoughts.
Then the owl disappeared.
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My innermost thoughts? Be myself? Know myself?
Asked himself the hopeless tree. Then he suddenly understood. He opened his heart and finally he heard his innermost thoughts.
You will never grow apple nor rose you are neither of them trees. You are an Oak tree. You will be a majestic big tree to give shelter to the birds, shade to the visitors and make the garden pretty.
The tree had confidant and he was ready to do what he has to do. He astonished all the trees around him and the garden has become completely happy.
I ask myself when I look around. How many people are out there who don't let themselves to grow. How many rose trees out there who are afraid of the danger of menace and they only grow prickles. How many orange trees who can't grow oranges.
In life we all have our own tasks and we know what we have to do. We have our own space that we have to fill in. Don't let anybody to keep us from to know ourselves.