Parable of the Seed: Delayed Germination

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Several months ago, my good friend Lance Gallup wrote a guest post for me: Reducing Mind Clutter: Tuning It Out. Yesterday that post received several hundred visitors from being recognized on StumbleUpon. I am delighted by this because I am glad to see Lance’s excellent article get the circulation it deserves.

Well why did it take so long, you say? I suspect there could be several underlying factors, but the point that it illustrates to me is the principle of delayed germination. I am old enough to have seen this principle play out many, many times in my life. I can think of many examples where I have advised my children on something, felt that it was completely ignored, and then years later see the advice “dawn on them” as worthy of their implementation.

Of course I have seen it in the business arena as well, as I am sure you have.

I mention this for a couple of reasons:

  • In case there are some of you who are discouraged that your “seeds are not germinating,” and that all of your efforts are in vain, maybe further reflection can help you be more optimistic. Think back to the times when your seeds did germinate, after you had given up on them.
  • This can be a reminder to us all that we are always planting seeds. Eventually something will come of them. Hence, it is just one more reminder that we should be careful what seeds we do plant.

Now, back to Lance Gallup. Lance is an extremely talented musician. He is an excellent song writer, singer, and guitarist. He and I share a passion for music and yesterday he shared one of his songs with me. Today, I am sharing it with you: Back In the Day. (Lyrics are here.) Enjoy!

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  • Lance

    Hey Bruce, thanks very much for the kind words, the opportunity to indulge my occasional desire to write, and for exposing my music to your readership. I’d like to mention that there is other music available on my site (http://www.lancegallup.com/download.htm) as well, and it’s all free to download. If you like it, put it on your iPod, and share it with your friends and family. If you hate it, give it to your enemies ;-) . I *would* like to know what you think – an email or a comment in my guestbook (anonymous if you prefer) would be welcome. I won’t use your email in any way or add you to any mailing list. If you’d like to toss a few e-coins in the tip jar, there’s a button for that, but it’s optional. Thanks for listening!

  • http://www.keenerliving.com/ Bruce

    Lance,

    Thank you, buddy. I really appreciate the great write-up you did and glad to see it getting some circulation. I hope your music gets lots of listening, too!