Over the years I’ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept – the ant philosophy.
I think everybody should study ants.
They have an amazing four- part
philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit.
That’s a good philosophy.
If they’re headed somewhere and
you try to stop them; they’ll look for another way.
They’ll climb over, they’ll climb
under, they’ll climb around.
They keep looking for
another way.
What a neat philosophy, to never
quit looking for a way to get where you’re supposed to go.
Second, ants think winter all
summer.
That’s an
important perspective.
You can’t be so naive as to think
summer will last forever.
So ants are gathering in their
winter food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story says, “Don’t build
your house on the sand in the summer.”
Why do we need that advice?
Because it is important to be
realistic.
In the summer, you’ve got
to think storm.
You’ve got to think rocks as you
enjoy the sand and sun.
Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy
is that ants think summer all winter.
That is so important.
During the winter, ants remind
themselves, “This won’t last long; we’ll soon be out of here.”
And the first warm day,
the ants are out.
If it turns cold again, they’ll dive
back down, but then they come out the first warm day.
They can’t wait to get out.
And here’s the last part of the ant
philosophy.
How much will an ant gather
during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly
can.
What an incredible philosophy,
the “all-that-you-possibly-can” philosophy.
Wow, what a great seminar to attend
– the ant seminar.
Never give up, look ahead, stay
positive and do all you can.
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