Lemons and Cherries

     Just read a comment from a religious man where he talked about planting lemons but wanting cherries. Made me think about how almost every night in some area of my life I am unhappy that I received a lemon that day. Doesn't matter how many cherries we got we of course focus on the lemon. However if I truly stop and think about it I've usually planted the lemon. We go through the day doing some things we should do and perhaps not doing others or behaving poorly at moments. Then we are surprised that life doesn't just hand us the cherries. Personal relationships would be number one for that I think. It's an often discussed fact that we treat strangers better than our loved ones and then at the end of the day we wonder why our wives or kids aren't as loving or forthcoming with what we want as we would like. Perhaps the act of reflecting at the end of the day needs to include taking a count of what we've planted versus what we've received. Perhaps the most important point that the wise among us realize as they age is that we truly do reap what we sow. I know I believe it more everyday.