The Honesty Test

Jim would have loved to
have grown this Iris hybrid

Pete Oliver passed along this little story.
A retiring business owner was looking for a successor.
He gave each of his executives a seed.
He said to plant them and he would check them later.
He told them one of them would be his successor.
Jim took his home, put it in a pot and fertilized it.
He and his wife watered it every day.
But nothing sprouted no matter what they did.
Others at work were bragging about their plants.
Jim was growing discouraged but kept watering.
Finally the owner asked them to bring in their plants.
Jim’s wife insisted he take his plantless pot.
Jim was afraid the owner would fire him but he took it.
When the owner saw Jim’s pot, he knew what to do.
He told the executives the seeds he gave them were dead.
Only Jim had been honest.
He did not plant another seed.
He named Jim his successor that day.
Here are seven points worth considering:
• If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
• If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
• If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
• If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
• If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
• If you plant hard work, you will reap success
• If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
Be careful what you plant.
It will determine what you reap.
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