Lessons to be learnt from weed clearing.

I have been clearing weeds from my brother’s large garden for the past few weeks. Clearing weeds and wild grasses may not seem to be such a big deal after all, neither is it a difficult nor interesting job however I soon realize that there are many lessons we could learn from such activities. For a start, the earlier we start to go about our business in clearing the weeds before daybreak while the environment is still cooling the more focus and more efficient are we in clearing the weeds. As the temperature starts to rise after daybreak, and when the sun sets in, the heat and the humidity could easily make us feel extremely uncomfortable and cause us to loose our focus and concentration. As a result, our efficiency and productivity drops drastically, our energy gets quickly zap out and we perspire more than the weeds that we rid out. Pretty soon we will have to call it off a day.

Secondly, always be reminded to put on protection gloves to protect our hands from insect bites, thorns and other sharp objects while we clear the weeds.

Thirdly, we should clear the weeds by uprooting it from the soil. Most weeds have deep roots entrench in the soil and quickly re-grown if we leave the roots intact. Use the appropriate gardening tools to aid the uprooting of weeds. Some people prefer to use of herbicide to quickly rid the garden off weeds. I would prefer the formal method though.


Lesson#1
Act upon the earliest opportunity date when the situation is in our favor. Don’t wait nor procrastinate till the tide turns against us. This time tested advice is applicable to any situation and circumstances. It is the same as the old saying ‘ Strike while is iron rod is hot’. Time and tide waits for no man, thus don’t wait nor assume that the same opportunity will knock twice.

Lesson#2
Always consider risk factors with regards to any issues that we might face and develop the necessary contingency plans accordingly. Never assume that everything will go well. Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. It does not make sense for us of having to dip our hands into hot boiling water so as to confirm if it is hot or not. Use common sense in all that we do to minimize harm and risk to ourselves.


Lesson#3
Treat or address the cause rather than the symptoms so to speak. All too often we are so busy trying to make things right rather than doing the right thing. Pick up and apply the relevant skills to solve problems down to its root cause quickly and effectively.


Attach is a photo-shot of me clearing the weeds from my mum’s grave on 20th November 2006. Time sure pass quickly, it’s been 30 years since she left this world for a better place.