"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
That quote from Lao Tzu speaks to me deeply because it depicts how our thoughts, words, and actions shape who we become. It demonstrates how the seeds we cultivate in our minds appear in our lives, similar to nurturing a garden.
Within the mind, we have the ability to develop satisfaction, endurance, and wisdom. We can choose to plant seeds of kindness, compassion, and gratitude, creating an abundant garden that is saturated with beauty and harmony.
Tragically I chose a different path, planting seeds of hatred in exchange for claims of power and control. I nurtured seeds of madness, which sprouted only fear and agony, changing my inner landscape into a confused garden of weeds.
In the process, I unintentionally became the gardener of despicable beauty, allowing chaos to overtake my plot.
Thus, my fate was sealed, and I developed into a character defined by rudeness—a weed you'd never expect to grow in your barren mind.
"Welcome to my humble abode, where the unruly garden of rudeness coexists with the beauty hidden among the weeds."