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I came across this beautiful story and wanted to share.

One day I decided to quit... I quit my work, 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.\"
He said, \" In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.\"

\" Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 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,\" he said to me.

\" 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 and bring back this story. I realized that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you!

I am trying to imply this in my personal life too. I will not quit, no matter what...

Purvi
ss replied. hi purvi
thanks for sharing this wonderful story i lost my parents and my faith in god but this story has helped me regain my faith ss Rajen replied. Wonderful story.. Really emphasizes the point that one must never give up!! My school motto was \" Virtue thrives in struggle\" . Saheli replied. Your post has helped me in a special way. After a tragic incident in my life last year, my view about life had changed.

I was fine otherwise, but whenever I would remember about that incident, and think about life, I was reaching to the same question as the title of this post.
Why not quit? What is all this about?

Cant explain much about what I was going through.

I was looking for an answer, was talking to many, reading .. did not get any good answer till now. This post has given me an answer I can trust.

Thanks! Tamanna replied. very nice and inspiring story..
Thanks for sharing
Tamanna Ritika replied. Beautiful story!! Love the following words in it -
\" \" 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.\" \"

Thanks for sharing it Purvi!!
:) Manee replied. Very inspiring!!!!! Saheli replied.
Awesome.