"People you associate with will infect your thinking"

People you associate with will infect your thinking

Once, there was a pristine green field that was alive and lush, amidst the extraordinary bloom of springtime. Next to it happened to sit another field. This one was full of weeds, dirt and rough edged stones. This field was a testament to mediocrity and an acute lack of care.

Through the operation of nature's laws, the seeds of the weeds from the mediocre field were slowly blown over to the lush field. And so, day by day, the once stunningly beautiful one - with once awesome potential - succumbed to the influence of its low-grade next door neighbor.

Before the season was through, there sat two fields. Both completely overcome by weeds.

Important lesson:

Your influences and environments matter. The content of what you read/watch/listen will affect your thinking, feeling and willing. The people you associate with will infect your thinking.

John F Kennedy said, “You are the same today as you will be in five years except for two things, the people you associate with and the books you read.”