The Farmer and The Sons

Father and son's relationship is not that easy sometimes. Boys' things. 

Too harsh, the kid rebels; too soft, the kid might not be well prepared

for the real society. Worry for the kid but uses harsh words: 

want to say 'I'm sorry' but say 'serve you right' instead.

Wish him do well in life, try to help without being repelled?........................ 

Here's a smart way: 

  A FATHER, being on the point of death, wished to be sure that his
sons would give the same attention to his farm as he himself had
given it.  He called them to his bedside and said, "My sons,
there is a great treasure hid in one of my vineyards."  The sons,
after his death, took their spades and mattocks and carefully dug
over every portion of their land.  They found no treasure, but
the vines repaid their labor by an extraordinary and
superabundant crop. 

Just a little guidance, the farm was taken care of and the son's future

was secured. 

The guys might not like to be told what to do but to be lured by curiosity

to do what is told............. 

Human relationship is never one formula for all, perhaps. 

May you discover your 'secret weapon' to deal with the youngsters.

From another perspective, a shift of focus, from hard labor work

in the farm to the excitement of discovering the treasure, 

enable the sons to shift their attitude from unwilling to volunteering; 

complaining to obeying; disappointing to receive abundantly.

There might be moments in life, when we are going through 

brain drain, energy drain, spiritual drain etc etc....................

Road has been tough. If we can shift focus from the 

exhausting processes to something less stressful like 

doing nothing, watching movies, rest properly and then 

recharge our mind with positive inputs or 

change our angle of looking at things,

we might gain treasure that never thought possible before. 

Miracle happens when you believe...................