Laying your foundation 扎根

Below is a story which I read from Facebook. I feel that the passage is meaningful and would like to share this piece here :)


In the easternmost part of China. grows a type of timber bamboo called "Moso Bamboo" or "Maozhu". The farmers in the region sow the seeds and carefully cultivate them as they bud. Despite all the care and hard work from the farmers, the bamboos grow only 3 centimeters in 4 years. Knowing that, the people from other regions would shake their heads, thinking the effort spent by the local farmers is just a waste of time and incomprehensible.


However, on the fifth year, the bamboos will grow at a rate of 30cm per day which can amount to a length of 15 meters in just 6 weeks, which could instantly turn a field into a dense bamboo forest. To the naked eye, one may easily presume that the bamboos have undergone an incredible transformation in the past 6 weeks which prompts the major growth.


In fact, for the past 4 years, each individual bamboo is busy growing and extending its roots. And the extension of the roots may stretch to hundreds of square meters in the soil.

So never ridicule the people around us, who work hard and yet still cannot yield any results. As long as they don't give up and be open to changes, the experiences and even hardships they encounter are the foundations of their success. Some may treat them as unfortunates or fools, but as their foundations grow stronger and deeper, it will eventually propel them to greater heights and successful than others when the time is right.

The next time if you feel that you are disheartened because you cannot see the results, please do not be afraid, you are building your foundation through your experiences and preparing yourself to your imminent success.

这是我在面子书上阅读到的一篇文章，觉得意义深长，想在这里跟大家分享  :-)


一种只生长在中国最东边的竹子"毛竹"。那里的农民到处播种，每天精心培养。种子萌芽，即使农民们几年来一直精心在照顾，毛竹4年也不过长3公分。别的地方的人看到这种情景，摇着头变表示完全不能理解。


但是，竹子5年后，以每天在足足30公分的速度生长着。这样只用6周就可以长到15米，这里瞬间就可以变成郁郁葱葱的竹林。虽然4年间只长了3公分，但从第5年开始了暴风成长。或许，看起来这6周间好像发生了不可思议的变化，但之前的4年间，毛竹将根在土壤里延伸了数百平方公尺。


我们身边也有这样的人，即使拼了命去努力也看不到成果，或者即使不被人知道也坚持到底的人们，当我们看到他们的时候，也许会认为他们很不幸或认为他们是傻子。但他们并不是不在成长，而是在扎根，很深很结实的根，等到时机成熟，他们会登上别人遥不可及的巅峰。


也许你现在做的事情看不到成果，但不要害怕，你并不是没有成长，而是在<扎根>。