THE VALUE OF LIFE....LESSON FROM THE TRIPLETS OF KANAIRO

-

 THE TRIPLETS OF KANAIRO

Years back in the land of the mountain lived a great leader. 

As the story goes, this great chief had no child of his own and age was catching up with him very fast. One day he consulted the elders of the 'Mugumo Tree' and was advised to go make a prayer of peace and prosperity by the slopes of the Great Mountain.

Few months later the wife conceived and bore him Triplet Sons.

Due to age and culture, the great chief had no choice but to subdivide the land into Three Provinces to allow every son have a leadership Unit.

The major challenge with the Chief was how will he have the three sons understand the value of life?






An idea came to his head one night, and he immediately summoned all the three sons.

The Chief had Three Seeds each in a huge Bowl placed in front of him. 

A Maize Seed, An Avocado Seed, A Pine Tree Seed.


Each son was requested to choose a seed of a tree he loves, 

1. One son choose Pine and said he loves pine wood for construction of homes and fences, and for trade.

2. The second son choose the Avocado seed and said avocaoes are good for meals to his family and the society

3. The third son choose the Maize seed and said, maize is for food security to his society.


The dad instructed the sons to go each to his allocated leadership zone and make sure they multiply the seeds to the maximum. They were to meet again after 20 years to come and share their growth and what they have done with the seeds.

Twenty years passed and a huge celebration was called by the Chief who was very old by then. He made an announcement that any of the sons who will come back without a report of what they did with the seed he gave them, he will be dethroned from his leadership.

When the sons came, each had a huge smile and of high spirit, the first son came forward to share his achievements


1. I planted the Pine Seed, after 4 years the pine produced more seeds, i harvested the seeds and planted more pines, ad after four years the young pines produced even more seeds, today i have a small forest with pine wood, totaling to Two Thousand piece.

The Chief was so happy and asked the son how much was the value of the Two Thousand pine trees. The son replied and said if he was to sell it would cost One Hundred Gold coins but he was not ready to sell yet, he wanted to keep multiplying and have a huge forest for his people.








2. The second son said he planted the Avocado seedling, after 2 years the avocado produced avocados, he gave to the community the fruits and requested them to plant the seed. At the time of reporting each homestead and an avocado tree and they had started a huge Avocado Farm to supply to the neighbors.




The Chief asked him the vale of the avocados and the son said if all are harvested they can trade at 50 Gold coins, though he said he was not willing to trade, he wanted to give freely to the neighboring communities.


3. The third son time came and he presented to the dad his achievements, after taking the Maize seed home, he planted it, took care of it, after 4 months he harvested, planted again and gain and again.

As he was reporting he had a huge maize field and was able to feed his people every year.



The chief asked him what would be the value of the maize if ll was harvested at once, the son replied and said it would cost roughly 20 gold coins.

Though, he said, he was not ready to trade, that was food to feed his people and the neighbor.


The Chief was greatly impressed by the three sons.

He then summoned them to the royal throne and told them these few lessons:

1. Your value is not determined by quantity, rather by quality (Pine Seed)

2. Every single day is an opportunity to multiply and become better, from one seed to many many more trees like the Avocado

3. Service to the society, is service to God. We keep thinking of making our society better everyday before thinking of our personal achievements.

4. Patience in life is very important, don't compare yourself with the rest. Just do the best of your part.


Keep Tuned for Part Two, Like and Subscribe.......  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWfKQhktNmDs-vCO972qj1A



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

GET RICH, GET WEALTHY, ITS NOT A SIN. THE QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

-
Image
  My desire to succeed in life was inspired mostly by my upbringing. We were born in a peasant family in the slopes of Mount Kenya, a county known as Kirinyaga. Our family was poor, but I salute my Dad Mr. Jeremiah and my late Mum Mama Alice Jeremiah, may she rest in peace. Irrespective of the hardships of bringing three children without a formal job, they were reputed small scale farmers. They used to sell horticultural seedlings to earn a daily bread.  Many are the days we slept hungry when the seedlings couldn’t move. But, that never made us give up, instead it was a stepping stone to my strong faith and desire to succeed. During my younger years, my dad used to take me to Sacco meetings and cooperative forums where he would enroll for saving schemes and buying shares. The small sacrifices he made back then was part of what supported him take us to higher education. Success in life is coupled with a lot of sacrificing. Its not an overnight thing, its not magic, IT’S A JOURN...
Read more

HOW TO THRIVE IN HARD TIMES

-
Image
  10 Ways to Help You Get Through Tough Times Hard times, whatever that means to you, are a common part of life. Developing coping skills can better help you get through them. Maybe you’re experiencing a financial setback. Or someone you love might be facing a health challenge. Maybe you’ve lost your job, or an unhealthy relationship is weighing you down. You might not be in complete control of these difficulties, but you have a choice in how they impact the way you feel. Overcoming these challenges is possible. Mental health experts have offered 10 tips to cope with hard times: Maintaining or changing your perspective If you’re facing a challenging time, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. “When faced with emotional pain or frustration, this can feel like you are going to be in it forever,” says Boston-based psychotherapist Angela Ficken. “That thought alone can increase the severity of emotions someone is feeling and make it worse.” Reframing your per...
Read more

Stop Letting Your Past Define Your Future

-
Image
  It’s Time To Stop Letting Your Past Define Your Future You’re down, you’re tired, you’re hurting, you’ve somehow lost your way. You’ve given someone’s negative opinion of you far too much credit. You’ve let a failed relationship make you fearful of connecting again. You’ve allowed someone’s poor treatment of you to shift the way you see yourself. YOU HAVE TO STOP...... I know you’ve been through some sh*t. We all have. We all have our share of brokenness, discouragement, emptiness, and defeat. We’ve all lost people.  We’ve all been cheated on or left by someone we loved. We’ve all floundered in our faith or slipped somewhere on the path. We’ve all fought demons, illness, mental issues, and pain. We’ve all been let down, had enemies, or made enemies of ourselves. We’ve all had days when we question whether we have the strength to continue. This is not meant to take your problems and shove them to the side, make light of them, or diminish them in comparison to anyone else...
Read more