From Sprout to Blossom to Fruit: The Fragile Journey of Human Potential

By / / achievement, failure, growth, metaphor, perseverance, potential, process, The Analects, warning, Zi Han IX, Zi Han IX Chapter 22
Confucius observed: Some sprouts never flower, and some flowers never bear fruit.

There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower! There are cases where it flowers but no fruit is subsequently produced!

苗而不秀者有矣夫！秀而不实者有矣夫！

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 22

Author: Confucius

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