Be the gardener of your life

I read these pearls of wisdom in an excerpt from the interview with Paulo Coehlo, author of The Alchemist and one of my favourites,

"In life,each person can take one of the two attitudes: to build or to plant. The builders may take years over their task, but one day , they finish what they are doing. Then they find that they are hemmed in by their own walls. Life loses its maening when the building stops. Then, there are those who plant. They endure storms and all the many vicissitudes of the seasons, and they rarely rest. But, unlike a building, a garden never stops growing. And while it requires the gardener's constant attention, it allows life for the gardener to be a great adventure.
Gardeners always recognise each other, because they know that in the history of each plant lies the growth of the whole world."

This text provoked me to think whether I am developing myself each day?? Whether I know what are my weaknesses and am I trying to overcome them??
We all should seek the answers to these questions. It is very important to work upon ourselves at each moment of our life.
Like, I need to develop self -control and willpower. At present, I am a slave to my impulses. I always give away to my desires. I never try to exercise self control.
But, to make the garden of our life beautiful and lively, we have to continuously identify and work upon ourselves.
Anger, lack of willpower, Laziness, greed, selfishness are some of the very common weaknesses of the mind, one or more of which we all must be possessing.
The garden of life can bloom only when we develop ourselves to the most. Every one of has been created by the same hand. All of us have strengths and weaknesses. We should strive to overcome the weaknesses and work upon the strengths.
Recognise your weaknesses and strenghts and start working upon them.
Positive results will follow..
And remember another simple gardening tip of life
"Plant yourself next to those who make you breathe freely and help you grow, not next to those who suffocate you."
Happy blogging.. :)