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When I was a young boy in
Santa Cruz, California I used to help my
Grandfather in the fields by his home. This was
not his land but back in those days it was not
unusual to barter with the neighbors to work it
for them so he could grow the vegetables that he
loved. He would then share them with the neighbor
for payment. He grew corn, beans, peas, zucchini,
cucumbers and garlic. And nobody could grow bigger
dahlias than my Grandfather.
As I worked along side him he
used to love to tell this story of a man named
Giuseppe (Joe) and his wife who moved to a new
farm with their three sons. They were settling
into the new community when a nearby farmer told
Joe that there was gold in the dirt of his new
property. Joe took that statement as that there
was actual gold in the land. He thought to himself
“I have three healthy sons, I’ll tell them about
it”. Indeed he told his sons that there was gold
to be found in their new property. Needless to say
his sons actually took charge of their personal
enterprise right on their own land. They had
visions of what they would do when they found
gold. Each son had a different vision. For as
young as they were, they set up quite a
professional approach in the digging for gold.
They began in one corner with
a certain width and kept going until they got to
the end. Once they got to the property line they
would start another swath and go back the other
direction. They began to realize that digging for
gold was fun! This procedure went on for about
six months and they still weren’t through going
through the whole property.
Meanwhile Joe thought he
would plant some crops in the area where the dirt
had been turned thoroughly. He planted corn,
tomatoes, potatoes and onions. His sons continued
to dig through the soil, determined to find gold.
As more dirt was available, Joe planted more
crops. An interesting point here is that Joe had
never farmed before but it had always been a dream
of his to do so.
As each different crop became
ready to be harvested Joe started to realize that
there was more than he and his family could ever
eat. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he set
up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that
very thing. They called it Joe and Family
Vegetables. Joe even had to leave some crops on
the ground because he had more than enough to meet
the demands at the vegetable stand.
What were Joe’s sons doing in
the meantime? They were still working the land
even after they had finished the entire parcel.
They started once again in the original corner,
working in the leftover plant material while they
were still on their quest to find gold.
This process went on for
years and Joe and his wife became quite wealthy
from their little vegetable stand. They were even
able to send their sons off to college simply
because they wanted to find gold.
Remember at the beginning of
the story when Joe was told by his new neighbor
that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth
is, Joe’s understanding of the English language
was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend
actually told him that his land had rich
soil. So you can see where the concept of gold
came in.
Did Joe’s sons become slaves
to the digging? No, they were inspired because
they had visions of what money could do for them
and did not focus on the money itself.
Is there a way we can take
this story to a higher level? Yes, the Universe
provides us opportunity and sometimes dangles the
carrot to inspire us. In essence, Joe’s sons were
inspired with the possibility of finding gold in
the soil. Some of you I’m sure will draw your own
meaning, but here is one to consider. Go out and
pretend that there is gold in all your challenges
and setbacks so that you can be inspired to
motivate yourself to allow the Universe to provide
all that you need and then some. The Universe will
never give up on you, if you never give up on
yourself.
©
Tony Masiello 2006
Tony Masiello
Speaker, Author, and
Consultant
Author of the e-book, Whispers from the
Universe
http://www.whispersfromtheuniverse.com
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