Samuel Tay................................................................................. The Law of Sowing and Reaping.........
The law of gravity applies to everyone equally as it trascends boundaries and time.
A boy in a city who throws a ball in the morning will get the same result as a man who throws a ball in the evening. In
both cases, the law of gravity and physics will cause the ball to fall to earth.
The ‘Law of Gravity’ as discovered by Sir Issac Newton whom many to be the greatest physicist and mathematician in
history is undisputable and fully explained in his 1657 published book, ‘Principia’.
The ‘Law of Sowing and Reaping’ is just as real as the Law of Gravity’. It works the same way for everyone. Every act
has a predictable consequence.
When we stand before a mirror and smile, our image will smile back to us. Similarly, if we sow tomatoes, we will reap
tomatoes and not cucumbers. We will reap that which we have sown.
There are three universal principles in the law of sowing and reaping that we can apply in our lives. When we apply
these principles correctly, we will get the results that we desire.
Principle # 1: To harvest, we must first sow
We may have passed by a plot of land where different types of vegetation and weeds grow. On another plot of
land nearby, we find the land cultivated with rows of tomatoes. The owner of the first plot did not sow thus he
does not have a harvest. On the other hand, the owner of the second plot of land prepared the soil and planted
tomatoes in it. Three months later, he experiences a bountiful harvest of ripe tomatoes.
Similarly, we may want to be healthy and enjoy good relationships with people around us. These things don’t
happen automatically; we must put in effort yet so many are not willing to pay a price and choose to leave the
results to luck.Principle # 2: To have the harvest we want, we must sow the right kind of seeds.
A farmer must decide the kind of crop they want to harvest and choose the best seeds to plant. They know that
quality seeds will result in good harvest and must prepare the soil in order that the seeds grow into healthy
plants.If we want to enjoy good health, there are a few things we need to do. We must give attention to the food we
eat. Good nutrition plays an important role in helping us achieve good health. We must have an exercise routine
to help us maintain a healthy lifestyle. Most importantly, we need enough sleep to optimise our daily
performance.
Good relationships don’t happen automatically either. It usually begins with us and requires effort. People around
us are like our images in the mirror. If we are friendly, the image in the mirror appears friendly. If we are angry,
the image appears angry. Therefore we must first do to others what we want others to do to us.Principle # 3: The harvest is always greater than the seeds planted
This is nature’s way of rewarding us for our efforts. If a farmer only gets back the same amount as planted, the
return on efforts would be out of proportion to the worth or value. When we understand this, we will be
motivated to do more good deeds both for ourselves and for those around us. The amounts we sow, determine
the size of our harvest.Samuel Tay is an associate lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore with
enrolment of over 15,000 students. A Director of Alpha Marketing Solutions Pte
Ltd, his firm specializes in Integrated Marketing Communication products and
service solutions for their clients throughout SE Asia. Contact him via email at
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http://www.alphamarketingsolutions.com.sg or call him at +65 9873 7523