A man reaps what he sows. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:7

Naniniwala ako na you always get more than what you give. The dynamics of a seed is for us to harvest more than we sow. If you plant one avocado seed, you tend to expect more avocado fruits. Sa buhay ganyan din, kung ang itinanim, yon din ang aanihin.

Kaya importante sa tao ang maging masipag, maging mabait sa kapwa, magaling makisama, mapapagkatiwalaan at maasahan. Maraming empleyado ang nagrereklamo, “bakit ang baba ng sweldo ko?” “bakit si ano mas malaki ang per hour nya kesa sa akin kahit pareho lang kami ng trabaho?” “bakit mas mabait ang boss namin kay ano kesa sa akin…”

The purpose of life is not to give you what you need. The purpose of life is to give you what you deserve.” Kung hindi maayos ang iyong kita or mababa ang sahod, you must ask yourself: “what am I sowing?” Why do I deserve to get more when I am only willing to give less.” If you are an employee, ask yourself after your work, “have I given my best to my job?” If you are in business, ask yourself: “have I given my best to my customers?” If you are a student, “have I studied enough for the exam?” Kung hindi mo ginawa ang the best mo, hindi mo deserve na makapasa sa exam dahil nag bulakbol ka lang.

Jesus is also a believer of this principle when He asked His servant: “why did you not put this money in the bank which could have earned…” Wala ka man lang ginawang effort kaya wala kang tinubo. The practical application of this is that life can give you a return when you exert effort into anything. God did not make any other apple seed since creation. What He did is to tell us how to grow apple tree by having a tree inside the seed.

Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin. (Zechariah 4:10). Kahit maliit pa yan ngayon, but if you give it enough time, effort and resources, it can grow. Huwag mong tawanan ang mga maliliit na pasimula dahil pag ginusto ng Lord na palakihin ang pinasimulan mo, you will be unstoppable.

Hindi naman lahat, pero madalas kung sino ang masikap at masipag, sya ang nagkakaroon ng magandang buhay dahil lapitin sila ng swerte at masarap silang tulungan. Pero iyong mga patama at walang direksyon ang buhay, minsan nakaka tsamba pero madalas sila iyong pabigat sa buhay ng iba.

Life gives you what you deserve. Kaya hindi dapat tayo na iinngit sa mga mahihirap noon, pero umasenso ngayon dahil nagsikap at nagsipag sila. Maraming bashers ang hindi naniwala sa kanila noon but they kept on moving forward, they kept believing that they will achieve greatness, kaya umayon sa kanila ang takbo ng buhay. Nagkaroon sila ng magandang pangarap na umahon sa kahirapan, kaya sinuklian ng langit ang kanilang efforts and desires because life does not respond to what we need but to what we deserve.