‘Sinews and big muscles do not make a farmer’
Sinews are pieces of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscles to bones or bones to bones. Literarily, sinews and muscles are both often used to represent the source of vitality, strength, power or vigor.
Our ancestors believe that sinews and big muscles alone do not make a farmer. A farmer that depends only on his strength or power may not finally reap the best crops. It is not only the energy that a farmer exerts into planting seeds that determines a bountiful harvest. At times, natural disaster, pests or some unforeseen circumstances may affect the growth of the seeds and eventually hinder a bountiful harvest. So, it takes experience, wisdom, determination, commitment and discipline to make a successful farmer.
Also in life, we do not become a successful man or woman because of our physical strength or power. At times, it takes more than power to be on top of others. There are many strong people today who work relentlessly and tirelessly for money, yet they cannot afford enough money to feed themselves or cater for their family. Majority of the people in our society today who focus their attention on building their physical strength and power are the ones who work as slaves in the empire of the wise ones who plan and commit themselves to being on top of others.
Physical strength is usually subjective to spiritual strength. If the source of your power is physical, you may not be constantly effective. No matter how successful you are in whatever you do, remember, someday, strength may fail you. Any source of success that is based on physical strength or what the eyes can see is usually temporal; it takes only a supernatural force to continually prepare and propel you for greatness.
If your strength is on your certificate, degree, money, cars, property, job, business, family, benefactor or whatever/whoever you can see, you are not worthy to be called a strong man or woman. There are many lost, stolen or burnt certificates, money, cars, property, businesses, relationships, failed jobs and inconsistent benefactors. You are not yet a strong man if whatever/whoever you depend on is perishable.
Instead of focusing on your certificate or degree, it is better to focus on the skills or knowledge that you have acquired. Instead of depending or focusing your attention on the money, cars or property that you have today, it is better for you to be concerned about how to use them to solve people’s problems. Instead of you to rely on what you get from your job or the business that you do, it is better for you to be committed to rendering qualitative services to your clients and customers. When your job or business fails you, it is only your wisdom, knowledge, commitment, discipline and the good things that you did to people who patronized you that will sustain you, not the job title or qualification. Instead of you to depend on your family or benefactor for strength, it is better for you to see yourself as an entity whose attachment with other entities may be a necessity but not an essentiality. If your family fails you, it is only the strong belief that you have in yourself, the courage, experience and wisdom you have acquired in life that will sustain you.
Always remember that sinews and muscles don’t make a farmer...it takes more than your physical strength to make you a successful person.
Don't start your day without a word from the ancestors...remember, a word is enough for the wise. Sign up with us for a daily feed. Follow @our_ancestors on twitter or email: wordsofourancestors@gmail.com. May your days be plenty!
Our ancestors believe that sinews and big muscles alone do not make a farmer. A farmer that depends only on his strength or power may not finally reap the best crops. It is not only the energy that a farmer exerts into planting seeds that determines a bountiful harvest. At times, natural disaster, pests or some unforeseen circumstances may affect the growth of the seeds and eventually hinder a bountiful harvest. So, it takes experience, wisdom, determination, commitment and discipline to make a successful farmer.
Also in life, we do not become a successful man or woman because of our physical strength or power. At times, it takes more than power to be on top of others. There are many strong people today who work relentlessly and tirelessly for money, yet they cannot afford enough money to feed themselves or cater for their family. Majority of the people in our society today who focus their attention on building their physical strength and power are the ones who work as slaves in the empire of the wise ones who plan and commit themselves to being on top of others.
Physical strength is usually subjective to spiritual strength. If the source of your power is physical, you may not be constantly effective. No matter how successful you are in whatever you do, remember, someday, strength may fail you. Any source of success that is based on physical strength or what the eyes can see is usually temporal; it takes only a supernatural force to continually prepare and propel you for greatness.
If your strength is on your certificate, degree, money, cars, property, job, business, family, benefactor or whatever/whoever you can see, you are not worthy to be called a strong man or woman. There are many lost, stolen or burnt certificates, money, cars, property, businesses, relationships, failed jobs and inconsistent benefactors. You are not yet a strong man if whatever/whoever you depend on is perishable.
Instead of focusing on your certificate or degree, it is better to focus on the skills or knowledge that you have acquired. Instead of depending or focusing your attention on the money, cars or property that you have today, it is better for you to be concerned about how to use them to solve people’s problems. Instead of you to rely on what you get from your job or the business that you do, it is better for you to be committed to rendering qualitative services to your clients and customers. When your job or business fails you, it is only your wisdom, knowledge, commitment, discipline and the good things that you did to people who patronized you that will sustain you, not the job title or qualification. Instead of you to depend on your family or benefactor for strength, it is better for you to see yourself as an entity whose attachment with other entities may be a necessity but not an essentiality. If your family fails you, it is only the strong belief that you have in yourself, the courage, experience and wisdom you have acquired in life that will sustain you.
Always remember that sinews and muscles don’t make a farmer...it takes more than your physical strength to make you a successful person.
Don't start your day without a word from the ancestors...remember, a word is enough for the wise. Sign up with us for a daily feed. Follow @our_ancestors on twitter or email: wordsofourancestors@gmail.com. May your days be plenty!
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