A man was tired of his life. Despite his efforts and hard work, he was only rewarded with failure. He felt defeated by life, left everything behind and went into exile in the woods. There he met a monk. The disappointed man told the monk about his fate. "Give me a good reason not to give up?" He asked the monk. "Look here," said the monk, pointing to two plants. "Do you see that fern and bamboo over there?" "Yes," the man nodded. “When I planted the bamboo and fern seeds, I took very good care of both of them. In a short time the fern grew high out of the ground, ”the monk continued,“ but although the bamboo seeds were cherished and tended for years, they only grew a few centimeters out of the ground. In fact, nothing happened in the first year. There was no sign of growth. I did not give up the bamboo seeds yet and continued to cherish and care for them. In the fifth year a small sprout emerged from the earth. And within six months the tree had grown meters high. "