"Don't judge each day by the harvest reap but by the seeds that you plant"-Robert Louis Stevenson
Today's quote that I was given to analyze is just like the rest that I have done in the past and like all of those, this is one is very interesting. Before I continue on, I just wanted to apologize for not doing quite as often as I used, but I have been bombarded with a lot of work and it's taking a lot out of my time to do so. But now I'm back and I'm ready to get back on the saddle so after so long let us begin the analyzation of amazing inspirational quotes. So to begin with, I noticed right away that what it meant is something that I am trying to accomplish. Before I explain myself I'll explain what I think it means. So to me, I believe that this quote is saying that you don't judge how a day went by what you got out of it, but rather to judge by what you left behind. To clarify a bit more, let us say you did a good deed one day by helping out kids improve in school and you have been doing this for quite some time and you finally feel like you deserve to be rewarded, but you don't. This makes you feel like no one appreciates what you do until one day you see someone who you help do what you do and almost does it in the same manner as you would do it. You then realize that you did get rewarded and not in money any other reward of some sort, but you got the reward of helping someone build their character. This to me is how I see it and to be honest I have been through this situation before and I have to say it was truly a life-changing experience for me and for the person I influenced. I felt very great because this person told they did not have friends and they would tell me that it was probably how they acted. I managed to help them, but they would not change. At the time I didn't care about rewards, I just focused on getting him some friends. After 4 years, the seeds that I left him began to sprout into great plants and at the moment I was truly rewarded because he finally managed to change his personality and he began to integrate what I taught him with others and I was proud. Now that I think about it, this quote was almost like the foundation of the building of who I am today and I am grateful that I came across this quote today because now I really want to leave many things behind. Well, I rambled on for a long time, but I think it's time to connect it with the IB profile. Well as I have looked back at the IB profile and I found some connections of some parts of it such as being principled, knowledgeable, and reflective. The reason why I say it is associated with being principled is that we begin to learn what is right from wrong and in this situation we learn that it isn't always right to always ask for a reward after a good deed is done. We must go beyond what rewards such as objects or money because in life these rewards can't always bring happiness. This would then connect to being knowledgeable because we learn that happiness is not always a feeling that augments itself by receiving, but by giving. The world's happiness is usually given and shared with everyone and that is because of what people left behind so that we could learn what they did and maybe integrate them into our character. Usually, we become knowledgeable by reflecting on the actions that we do and the effects it has on others. These three parts of the profile work hand-in-hand with each other and when they do come together, a person's character is built. Well, that is all I have to say for today's entry on Mindfulness Mondays and I really hope that you people are enjoying these quotes as much as I am. Well until the next Mindfulness Monday. Have a great week.
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