Bullets or Seeds
Richard C. Halverson
Former Chaplain of the United States Senate
You can offer your ideas to others as bullets or as seeds.
You can shoot them, or sow them; hit people in the head with them or plant them in their hearts.
Ideas used as bullets will kill inspiration and neutralize motivation.
Used as seeds, they take root, grow and become reality in the life in which they are planted.
The only risk in the seed approach: Once it grows and becomes part of those in whom it’s planted, you probably will get no credit for originating the idea.
But if you’re willing to do without the credit…you’ll reap a rich harvest.
I've encountered my fair share of bullet-people and seed-people. I've also had my fair share of shooting people down and sowing into their lives.
I think what makes people shoot bullets is because of pride. They shoot others down to show that "Hey! Look here! I've got a fantastic idea! I'm not like that stupid guy who has no ideas! C'mon! Look at me!"
We don't really want to bring much of a change, we want the limelight, the fame, the glory. We shoot because when you fire a round, it's real loud and everyone notices it. But more often than not, after the shot is fired, the person who shot it will get charged.
This is how pride can destroy people and make unity crumble.
Always sow seeds, not shoot bullets because the end result is almost always devastating.
We don't really want to bring much of a change, we want the limelight, the fame, the glory. We shoot because when you fire a round, it's real loud and everyone notices it. But more often than not, after the shot is fired, the person who shot it will get charged.
This is how pride can destroy people and make unity crumble.
Always sow seeds, not shoot bullets because the end result is almost always devastating.
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