A Story about Never Giving Up
A Farmer in the Western Inland region of Australia…
I wanted to write about an experience I had today, in the sense that I feel there is a greater benefit to be learned from my interaction with a particular person.
Essentially, I was working on behalf of a major charitable organisation in Western Australia, and called this person on the list of lapsed donors. A lapsed donor is a person who has donated on a regular basis in the past, and then, for some reason, ceased t donate on a regular basis.
In many cases, the response is either of
- Yes, I will donate, or
- No, I will no donate, I ma not interested,
- Or in some cases, a clear explanation is given for the reasons why they may not donate.
Now I am sure you want to know what this has to do with any form of self improvement. It is a good question, and I will answer as follows:
This person was telling me that they were at the bottom of their over draft at the bank, and were still remaining on the land, rather than entering the city, because of their belief in their choice for their family, and the fact that they were not allowed to sell their milk at a price above an amount nominated by the government was simply a case of them becoming more resilient.
To explain this plight a little further, they are told they can only sell a litre of milk for a certain maximum price, and the fact that the price for the same litre of milk, in the store is about 9 times the farmer's price is a separate issue.
My point here is that this person had a belief in a certain way of life, and was prepared to face every obstacle, to reach their decisional outcome to remain on the land,. Their concern was with the issues of drugs in the cities, and the ability to rather bring their children up in a cleaner environment on a farm, despite their challenges.
I think this is a certain case of principle, and conviction.
Naturally, I have ben thinking of ways to help this family, but at the same time, wanted to share their story in terms of determination.
I think this is part of the concept of the Secret, and the ability to Succeed on a regular basis.
I will certainly be thinking of ways to help this family, in terms of introducing greater forms of diversification, to allow them to still remain on the farm, and also bring the issues of pricing policy to the attention of the public.
Stay tunes, as I will be interviewing this lady in the coming days, and sharing her struggle with the rest of you, to show the point of determination to push through, no matter the odds.






