To get the best, give the best to the best

To get the best, give the best to the best
A farmer always preserves the best part of the present harvest to be sown in the next season. He never keeps aside bad grains for sowing. He does this to reap a better, nutritious and wonderful harvest the next time around. But a common man does not follow this. The farmer opts for the best. He knows nature’s secret: To get the best, give the best to the best.
We need to ask ourselves, ‘What is the best that I have given from my side?’ When you visited the temple, what was the best that you gave? When you offered flowers and prayers with love and devotion, did you promise to give up any of your unwanted habits? Did you take any oath? Or did you just go for leisure? What are you offering to nature [God] from your side? Only when you give something [sow a seed], does God work on it to increase it manifold by turning the seed into a magnificent tree. God tells us, ‘First give me something so that I can begin to work on it and multiply it for you.’
Sow the best seeds (your qualities, skill, time, money, etc.) in the best land (to the truly needy) at the best time. Some examples are:
● donating money for some good purpose
● helping somebody
● listening to somebody’s sorrow
● giving someone your time
● praying deeply for somebody
● serving someone who is ill
● teaching an illiterate to read and write
● becoming a medium for someone’s growth and development
● helping someone monetarily
● solving someone’s difficulties using your skill, understanding and wisdom
● feeding the hungry
● arranging medicines for the sick
● educating someone about his ignorance
Wait after sowing your seed. Don’t give trouble to God by leaving the field; do not make Him run after you to give you your fruit.