COMPLACENCY

A young farmer often had the challenge of getting a shade to rest after his daily farm work. He finally decided to plant a seed (oak) that would eventually germinate into a big tree so he could rest under it's shade subsequently.

Few days later, he noticed a young paper birch shedding forth it's fresh leaves on his farm. He then aborted his previous plan of growing the oak tree.

When this plant finally grew big, he began to enjoy it's shelter. However, the farmer knew that at the start of the summer, the plant would wither but he still did not do anything about his proposed oak tree.

Summer came and his little shelter withered and he was back to square one. Now it was rather too late to for him to plant his oak because its season had gone...

Complacency is a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to make them better.

Complacency is a very bad attitude especially when coupled with unawareness of some potential danger, defects and the likes.

The story line above shows a young farmer who decided to settle for less because he gained minute fraction of satisfaction from the little plant.

This applies in every aspect of life, business, education, religion, e.t.c. There’s one thing that’s constant in life and that is change. Things will definitely change with/without your consent. 

It is often said that the enemy of your next success is your previous one", and that can only happen when you give room for complacency.

“There is no place for complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your back the next” Tony Mecoy

Refuse to be complacent! Strive more!! Attain greater heights!!!

With love from your friend, Maggy.

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