Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards

It is believed that a student’s success in university study follows the same pattern as that of farming, which is characterized by the process of “sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the reward”. According to my own experience, I totally agree with this statement.

First of all, just as the farmers need to sow the seeds in the soil, students need to bear professional knowledge in their mind. An indolent farmer who leaves out the process of sowing will harvest no crop in his field. Likewise, a university student’s refusal to knowledge will result in ignorance. Successful students, however, act in the opposite way. They always attend classes attentively and always read extensively after class. They never idle away their time for nothing.

Besides, like the growth of crops, the mastery of knowledge also requires reinforcement. A lazy farmer often does not bother to fertilize the soil and weed, only to find his crops in poor conditions and finally have a bad year. Similarly, a sluggish student also fails because he does not make efforts to consolidate what he acquires in class. In fact, learning is not acquired once and for all. It has been proved by the experiences of those successful university students. They review their lessons constantly and never hesitate to ask the teachers for solutions to their puzzles. They also do a lot of reading related to what they learn in class. Thus they have a better command of knowledge than those who do not take the trouble. As a consequence, the industrious students generally have a greater prospect of success.

In addition, university study is also analogous to farming in that the more work you finish, the greater reward you will get. A hardworking farmer who nurtures the plants will finally have a bountiful harvest. Equally, a diligent student who has had an immense intake of knowledge will succeed in almost every way. No doubt, he will beat his opponents with ease in all kinds of knowledge contests. With abundant and profound knowledge, he will have no trouble finding an ideal job when he graduates. All this is but a natural result from the efforts he has made.

To sum up, the course of successful university study is similar to that of fruitful farming. Just as the saying goes, no pains, no gains. The farmers need to labor all the way for a good harvest. As university students, we also need to work hard throughout our university life.