Mysterious Purpose

With
the first ray of sunlight, the farmer was dressed and ready to begin his
chores. He headed straight for the shed, picked up the bucket, and, without
further ado, headed straight for the farm. All day, the bucket was used to
irrigate the farm and all day, the basket sat still in the farm shed, awaiting
his time to get to work. Up until that point, neither the bucket nor the basket
understood their purpose; but as the hours turned to days and days to weeks,
the bucket began to feel misused. He would return with the farmer to the shed
exhausted and there stood the basket looking relaxed, fresh, and radiant with
life. The bucket felt that the farmer was mistaken about his use. He wondered
why he had to do all the work while the basket just sat there in the shed
taking up space and enjoying peace and tranquility.
Every
night for three months, the bucket would pray to the Maker to change him into a
basket so he wouldn’t have to work another day on the farm. He wanted to be a basket
and sit idly in the shed all day. Finally one night when the Maker had had
enough of the bucket’s complaints, he granted his wish and, on that very night,
turned him into a basket. The bucket-turned-basket was overjoyed as he
anticipated the next day, knowing he would not have to work but would instead sit
around the shed like the basket had been doing. But with the rise of the new
day, the farmer came into the shed and was shocked to see two baskets. He
wondered what had happened to his beloved bucket. However, without much thought,
he thanked the God of Supplies for being sensitive to his needs and for providing
him with a second basket to make his work easier. Within seconds, he grabbed
both baskets and headed for the farm, singing praises along the way as he went.
The bucket-turned-basket was stunned; he wondered why the farmer hadn’t left
them sitting idly in the shed like he had done with the first basket every day
for the last three months. What the bucket-turned-basket didn’t realize was
that it was the beginning of the harvest season—the season for baskets to work.
The buckets were made to irrigate the land for a very short period during the
dry season, while the baskets were made to carry weeds and fruits during the rainy
season, which typically lasted twice as long as the dry season. Since the bucket-turned-basket
decided to circumvent his purpose, he had to spend the entire planting season
working. How grand is that?!
Have a fulfilling and Happy 2013!!!
very inspiring story....a reminder that we should always work in the purpose of our maker.
ReplyDeletealso a reminder that there's time for everything,no matter the challenge we shouldn't complain.we should give thanks to God and wait on Him.
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