The Law of the Harvest

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Vidal Sassoon

In life there are certain laws that can not be ignored, altered, or avoided. In the famous book The Secret, these laws are called "Laws of the Universe". Much like the Law of Gravity that implies that what must go up must come down; these Laws of the Universe are just as binding and true. Unfortunately however, they are often less thought about, taught, or even known. Today I wish to briefly discuss one of these “secrets” or universal laws that I call The Law of the Harvest.

The Law of the Harvest simply explained is that in life we will reap what we sow. Just as a corn farmer plants corn seeds in preparation to harvest corn so we plant the seeds of our successes or our failures in our life. We do this through our own personal actions and efforts. Therefore, what we achieve in life is a direct result of what we choose to plant.

Additionally, the Law of the Harvest teaches us that we must work! Farmers must plant in the spring and carefully and diligently work all summer in order to reap the reward in the fall. So we must work now in order to receive a future reward. Success in life very rarely is handed to us on a silver platter or just happens by luck or chance. On the contrary, success in life follows hard work.

Too many people ignore this “Law of the Universe.” Too many people want to plant today and reap tomorrow without much cultivation or work in between. Many others do not want to plant at all believing they are entitled to the harvest regardless of what effort they put forth. Unfortunately, regardless of what others may say or lead us to believe, the truth is that we will reap what we sow. If we do not put forth the effort, we do not gain the reward.

Finally, The Law of the Harvest rewards the diligent worker with more than just external value. There is nothing more satisfying to a farmer than having a plentiful harvest after great sacrifice and work has been exerted. Likewise, there is nothing more intrinsically satisfying in life than achieving a goal through hard work, sacrifice, and dedication. This indeed is one of the great Laws of the Universe for without work, what gratification would there be in simply receiving everything we ever wanted?! Thanks to The Law of the Harvest, we can feel a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when we work hard to achieve success.

My concern for the future is that many ignore, do not know about, or do not believe this universal law. We must teach future generations and learn for ourselves that hard work=satisfaction in life. That diligent effort=happiness. That much labor=much joy. If you don’t believe this to be true, please give it a try. Much like gravity, often we must see it to believe it so put it to the test to determine if this law is true! Work hard and then reap the rewards!!