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New Emperor
An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his
successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he decided
something different. He called young people in the kingdom together one day. He
said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next emperor. I have
decided to choose one of you." The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued.
"I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One very special seed. I want
you to plant the seed, water it and come back here one year from today with what
you have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring,
and the one I choose will be the next emperor!"
One boy named Ling was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed.
He went home and excitedly told his mother the story. She helped him get a pot
and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it carefully. Every day
he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks,
some of the other youths began to talk about their seeds and the plants that
were beginning to grow.
Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, 4 weeks, 5
weeks went by. Still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants but
Ling didn't have a plant, and he felt like a failure. Six months went by--still
nothing in Ling's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had
trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his
friends, however. He
A year finally went by and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to
the emperor for inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an
empty pot. But honest about what happened, Ling felt sick to his stomach, but he
knew his mother was right. He took his empty pot to the palace.
When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other
youths. They were beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Ling put his empty pot on
the floor and many of the other kinds laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him
and just said, "Hey nice try."
When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people.
Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers
you have grown," said the emperor. "Today, one of you will be appointed the next
emperor!"
All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty
pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. "The
emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me killed!"
When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling," he
replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked
everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd,
"Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!"
Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the
new emperor? Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a
seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me
today. But I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow. All of you, except
Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed
would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Ling was
the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it.
Therefore, he is the one who will be the new emperor!"
If you plant honesty, You will reap trust
If you plant goodness, You will reap friends
If you plant humility, You will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, You will reap victory
If you plant consideration, You will reap harmony
If you plant hard work, You will reap success
If you plant forgiveness, You will reap reconciliation
If you plant openness, You will reap intimacy
If you plant patience, You will reap improvements
If you plant faith, You will reap miracles
But
If you plant dishonesty, You will reap distrust.
If you plant selfishness, You will reap loneliness
If you plant pride, You will reap destruction
If you plant envy, You will reap trouble
If you plant laziness, You will reap stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, You will reap isolation
If you plant greed, You will reap loss
If you plant gossip, You will reap enemies
If you plant worries, You will reap wrinkles
If you plant sin, You will reap guilt
So be careful what you plant now, It will determine what you will reap tomorrow.
The seeds you now scatter, Will make life worse or better your life or the ones
who will come after. Yes, someday, you will enjoy the fruits, Or you will pay
for the choices you plant today.
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muda. Jadilah teladan bagi orang-orang percaya, dalam perkataanmu,
dalam tingkah lakumu, dalam kasihmu, dalam kesetiaanmu dan dalam
kesucianmu" -- 1Tim 4:12
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