Law of Harvest

Remember this: there is no shortage of blessings. It is everywhere. The air you breathe, the water you drink, the sweet smell of flowers, the eye-popping colors of the sky, and everything that surrounds us. The mere fact that you’re still alive today is a big miracle; the consciousness that you are reading right now. You may not know it, but actually you are swimming in an ocean of blessings.

And if you feel that you lack or do not receive any blessings at all, then it only means that you are not ready to receive those blessings. As you can see, there is no shortage of blessings; what is in short supply is in you-- the readiness to receive the blessings around you.

If that is the case, what is the key to increase the readiness in me? The answer is to get ready. Ready yourself by planting seeds. Your first reaction might be, “what? Ha?” But let me explain this to you in a bit.

I have put in plain words in my last article that the universal law is the law of the harvest. This law states that: What you plant, you harvest. What you don’t plant, you don’t harvest. The more you plant, the more you harvest. The less you plant, the less you harvest -- 2 Corinthians 9:6. Simply put, if you plant apples, you will harvest apples. If you plant strawberries, you will harvest strawberries. If you plant kindness, you will harvest kindness. If you plant deception and greed, you will harvest deception and greed.

Try to look ahead into the future. What do you want to harvest? Let’s say tomorrow; or a month from now; or a year from now; or 10 years from now. You have to make a decision NOW on what you want to harvest in the future. Having that in mind, plant the seeds today. Don’t postpone it the next day, but plant it today. For example, you want to be loved tomorrow. Then all you have to do is plant the seeds of love today. Do the extra kindness to other people. Show your love to your family.

If you want more joy then plant happiness into other people’s lives. Let’s face it; the happiest people in this world are those who have made others happy in one way or another.

Now, what about money? Do I have to plant money literally to harvest money in the future? In case of money, you have to plant value. Brother Bo tells us that money is just a symbol of value. So to increase your income, you have to increase your value and share that value with others. When we say increase your value, it means putting the extra ingredient that separates you from other people. Your product or service has that extra touch that is lacking from others. People will keep on coming back to you because you have elevated your product or service on top of others. The wealthiest persons in town are those who can give the most value to the most number of people.

We have seen in the news or we know someone who knows someone who won the lotto, right? Instant millionaires. But after a few years, that person is again in the news. No, he or she is not that lucky, he or she is not a winner this time. The news is about a person who after winning the lotto a few years back is now broke. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that person is officially broke, after a non-stop spending of millions. What happened? Well, the lotto winner did not put value on what he/she has. And remember, money symbolizes value. A person who does not put value to that symbol won’t make it last.

Have you ever been to a cave? If not yet then try to find one and do this experiment. At the top of your voice shout, I LOVE YOU. Naturally, you will hear an echo of you voice, the same tone, intonation and speed. Nature tells us what to expect from it. Anything that you give to the universe, you will receive the same exact thing a hundredfold. Imagine yelling I HATE YOU at the cave, what could be the next scenario? So again, what you give to the universe, it will be given back to you, a hundredfold.

My challenge to you, look into the future. Discern what you want to receive in the future. Keep in mind the concept of ‘the echo of life’. You will receive what you are giving the universe. The next step, plant the seeds. I want you to take notice. S-E-E-D-S! It is with s, and not seed alone. Meaning when you plant, it is not a one-time-big-time event. You should be planting the seeds and there should not be any let up. It should be a continuous process of mindfully planting the seeds of whatever you want to receive in the future.