The Tree

Once there was a small tree in a forest. It was surrounded by a lot of big trees so competition for sunlight was always fierce. The leaves falling from the bigger trees would often be seen around the small tree. Life did not seem too good for the little chap. 

One day a group of big deers came grazing to the area. The little tree was scared as it was the smallest one there and easily accessible to the deers. True to its fear the deers ate its leaves and to make matters worse they would shit right there near the base of the  tree. 

Situation was grim and the tree sad. Not knowing what to do it waited patiently and held on. Slowly as the deers moved around, they buried the feces and the leaves under the soil. As the tree's roots touched these it realised this was just the manure it needed to grow. This seemingly ill fated things were going to be the ones to propel it upwards. 

With renewed hope and determination it started changing the negative conditions to positive ones and pushing for growth. Just as it was doing this, rain clouds appeared and it started raining in no time. Soon, what was a grim situation suddenly changed to a super positive growth environment. With manure and water the tree rushed upward soon matching the bigger trees for size and getting its fair share of the sunlight and also out of the reach of the deers. 

We need to be like the tree in life. 
1. Never give up even in fierce competition 
2. Learn to use negative situations to help us become stronger and grow 
3. Have faith because when you hold on and look for positivity in every situation, eventually God and the universe also comes to help you. Situations can turn around any time. 

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