An Armed Robber broke into a couple's house one night
causing a commotion in the house.
"Listen up everyone, am here to reap what you all sowed
and if anyone of you dares to get in my way…I won't hurt
even anyone of your finger nails. I'll just give you a blood
injection." He said with a fierce voice louder enough to
collapse the foundations of confidence in their hearts, "mind
you, it's not just any other blood. This is the blood that has
been contaminated with the HIV virus. So you choose, give
me the monies and saved your ass from the virus..."
"Honey just give him the money," said the wife crying.
The husband thought for a while and looked at the robber,
"apart from injecting me the HIV contaminated blood when I
refuse to give you the money, what else will you do …?"
The wife jumped in, "honey please …"
"Hey shut up!" exclaimed the husband to his wife.
The robber called for order and replied to the husband's
question simply, "as I've already said earlier…I'm not gonna
hurt even your finger nail. I'll just give you over to this virus,
it took my best friend just last week and I collected the
blood. I injecte it to everyone who annoys me. So the
choice is yours."
The husband kept quiet for a while thoughtful before he
went to his bedroom and came back, "fine, go on and inject
me the blood."
The robber was astonished but he didn't wanna make it
obvious.
"Okay, fine," he said and injected the husband with the
blood and left.
When the robber was gone, the wife shouted, "Charles! You
arrogant stubborn bastard!! What just happened?"
The husband smiled and replied, "don't worry honey. That
bastard thought he's smart when he's helplessly dumb."
"Excuse me?"
"I can't get HIV. The injection is useless."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because when I went to the bedroom, I put on a condom."
That man must be akporsOne day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me.
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. The same in year four.
"Then in the fifth year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern, it was seemingly small and insignificant.
But just six months later, the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.
"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots? I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.
"Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.
"Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."
I left the forest, realizing that God will never give up on me. And He will never give up on you.
Never regret a day in your life.
Good days give you happiness; bad days give you experiences; both are essential to life.
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