DISCOVERING THE DIAMONDS WITHIN
Written by Marty Finch.
A farmer who lived in Africa became tremendously excited about looking for diamonds.
He'd heard that diamonds had already been discovered in abundance on the African continent, and he got so excited about the idea of millions of dollars worth of diamonds, that he sold his farm to went to go look for a diamond line.
He wandered all over the continent, constantly searching for diamonds. He spent his best years searching for wealth, but never found it.
Eventually, he ran out of money and hope. Full of remorse and despair, he faded away.
Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual looking rock about the size of a country egg. He put it on his mantle as a sort of curiosity.
One day, a visitor called by. In viewing the rock, the visitor practically went into terminal convulsions. He told the new owner of the farm the funny looking rock on his mantle was about the biggest diamond he'd ever seen.
The new owner replied that his farm was covered with them, and sure enough, it was.
The farm turned out to be the Kimberly Diamond Mine, the richest the world has ever known.
The original farmer was literally standing on “acres of diamonds.” Until he sold his farm to go look for diamonds elsewhere.
The grass is always greener.
It's in our nature to be dissatisfied with what we have. It's only natural to look over the fence, and see that the grass looks greener.
The thing to realize is, if the grass really is greener, it may well be due to the person growing the grass.
In other words, should you feel the need to improve your circumstances, it's worth examining what you have, instead of assuming greener pastures lie elsewhere.
Had the farmer taken a little time to first learn more about diamonds, it's likely he would have discovered his own farm was covered with them. Had he first examined what he had, his life would have turned out very differently.
It may be tempting to go search for riches elsewhere, overlooking the very wealth that lies at your feet, awaiting discovery.
Don't overlook your own acres of diamonds in YOU
