The Ant and the Grasshopper is among the most helpful of Aesop’s Fables.
As children, when we read about the hardworking ant and the hungry grasshopper we may have been amused. Perhaps we wanted to be hard workers like the ant. Some of us may have wanted to be footloose and fancy-free like the grasshopper. As adults, we see much more. We see that the ant was successful and able to eat all his life. We know that in great part it was because he planned for his future. We see that the ant believed the cliche that if one fails to plan one plans to fail. As a result, the ant followed his plan to prepare for the winter and was a success. The grasshopper, on the other hand, had no plan and was not ready when he needed to be. The story of The Ant and the Grasshopper teaches us that if we are going to succeed in this life we must plan for that success. We must decide for ourselves what success looks like and then create a plan to make that success happen. Not only must we make a plan, we must work to make the plan a reality. If we want to succeed and be able to properly care for ourselves and those we care about we must work. Success is not an accident or happenstance. Indeed success is the result of an investment we make in working to achieve something we have planned. Check out Aesop’s Fables – Not Just for SchoolIf you want to read more about the power of books check out: Learn to Love to Read – You should read to have things to talk about. You should read to get new stories to tell. Click here to read more. and Share Your Love of Reading – It is sensational to share your love of reading with others. Click here to read more. Also, check out our Confidence Tip of the Day YouTube channel for hundreds of videos on creating the confidence you need to succeed.