This is a true story. A few hours ago many farmers had made millions by discovering diamond mines. This story is about a farmer gets excited on hearing his idea that he decides to go looking for such diamond mines. Hoping for excitement and richness, he sells his farm and sets out on an adventure only to realize that the African Continent had nothing but disappointment. During his journey, he always wondered how were these other farmers came about such riches. One day, worn out and tired of disappointment, he throws himself into a river and drowns.
In the meantime, the farmer who bought his farm was examining this newly acquired property and came out a small stream. He saw bright flashes of light reflecting from the stream. They were blue and red light from the bottom of the stream. He picks up one of the stones and thinks that it's a really good-sized stone and will serve as a good fireplace mantle.
Few weeks go by and he gets a visitor. The visitor nearly faints when he sees this stone. He asks the farmer if he knows what he had discovered. To this, the farmer said that he had no idea and he just thought it would serve as a good showpiece.
The visitor tells him that he had discovered a huge diamond, perhaps the biggest diamond ever discovered so far. To this, the farmer says that he has many such stones lying at the bottom of different streams spread across the farm that he had recently bought.
The first farmer who sold the farm and went around in search of a fortune was practically sitting on a fortune only that it was in his backyard. He was practically owning acres of diamonds which he sold for nothing and went in search for riches.
The best part about this story that captivated millions is the idea that each of us, right at this moment, are standing on our own acres of diamonds. If only we had the wisdom and patience to effectively and intelligently analyze the work that we are currently engaged in, we will most likely find the riches we seek.
The saying "Grass is always greener on the other side." is a good one in that it tells us to first clearly explore the work we are in before venturing into anything else promising.
Hope you liked this story.
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