“𝙍𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙪𝙠𝙪𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞 𝙖𝙮𝙞, 𝙥𝙧𝙖ṇ 𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙖 𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙚.”

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘶 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘺: 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯.

— 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘴

A successful businessman once shared an incident with me. His company organised a one-day specialised workshop for engineers. Around 100 participants registered, and experts were invited all the way from abroad. Elaborate arrangements were made—venue, refreshments, everything. On the day of the seminar, only 5 people turned up. He spoke of the embarrassment, the stress, and the sadness—especially after inviting experts from another country and witnessing such a poor response.

Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. Many who organise seminars or events experience the same thing. Some participants casually change plans… some even say they overslept!

Now, pause for a moment and reflect… when we do not honour our commitments, are we causing stress, disappointment—even sadness? Yes. Are we wasting resources—time, effort, food? Yes. These are the seeds we sow. And the law of life is simple: what you sow, you reap—often multiplied.

So next time, think twice before giving a commitment. And if, for a genuine reason, you cannot honour it—communicate in time.

Each day, let’s watch the seeds we sow—through our thoughts, words, actions… and intentions. Let us make a conscious effort to be mindful of what we sow, every day.