By Mike Hall, November 5, 2015
John Chapman was born in Leomeister, Massachusetts in 1774. His dream was to produce so many apples that no one would ever go hungry. He always carried a leather bag filled with apple seeds he collected for free from cider mills. He soon became known as Johnny Appleseed. Legend has it that he was constantly planting seeds in open places, forests, and along roadways and streams.
It occurred to a very young man recently that maybe we are also called upon to don our Johnny Appleseed shoes and walk around planting seeds. We could take a page from his book and see through eyes of compassion rather than criticism. Perhaps we’d be on the lookout for the perfect spot to plant seeds of hope and encouragement so no one would ever go hungry. Who knows, there could be many folk heroes among us who could follow his lead.
In whose life will you plant a seed today?
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