Did you know ants can withstand pressures up to 5,000 times greater than their own body weight?
It is a well known fact that ants carry food on their backs that are way more than their own body weight. I'm sure you have witnessed at least hundreds of ants on your own either as an adult and probably for sure as a kid. And I'm sure that as a kid (or even as an adult) you attempted to block the ant's way, just to have a little fun. And perhaps you noticed that the ant, pausing for an instant when blocked just went the other way. So you blocked that way. And the ant, again, paused for an instant and just took another route. Perhaps you did this for multiple times, and every time, the ant paused for an instant and just took another route.
It's because that's how ants work! They never give up! We, as humans, can learn a lesson or two from ants. Number one, is that ants carry more than their body weight--you can do more than you expect yourself. You are in school full-time and working a part-time job and you also happen to have time to watch all your shows and socialize with your friends and family. Suddenly, you meet someone who is just like you: goes to school full-time, works a part-time job, watches tv, socializes with friends and families and has a child. You already know that having a child and taking care of him or her is not easy work. In fact, it's a full-time job on its own!
As we grow up, our responsibilities grow with us. Every time we are hit with a new responsibility, we don't take it well initially. In fact, we wonder if we would ever have enough time to manage it all! And then, sure enough, within a few weeks, we become a pro at managing this new responsibility. And it's always the same case! No matter how many responsibilities are added to our lives, if we just keep at it, and just like the ant, never give up, (second thing we can learn from ants), we will eventually become a pro at it.
It's no wonder there's this expression called "do or die" because ants abide by it! They will try and try and try and try and try and...try, until they either do or die.
It is a well known fact that ants carry food on their backs that are way more than their own body weight. I'm sure you have witnessed at least hundreds of ants on your own either as an adult and probably for sure as a kid. And I'm sure that as a kid (or even as an adult) you attempted to block the ant's way, just to have a little fun. And perhaps you noticed that the ant, pausing for an instant when blocked just went the other way. So you blocked that way. And the ant, again, paused for an instant and just took another route. Perhaps you did this for multiple times, and every time, the ant paused for an instant and just took another route.
It's because that's how ants work! They never give up! We, as humans, can learn a lesson or two from ants. Number one, is that ants carry more than their body weight--you can do more than you expect yourself. You are in school full-time and working a part-time job and you also happen to have time to watch all your shows and socialize with your friends and family. Suddenly, you meet someone who is just like you: goes to school full-time, works a part-time job, watches tv, socializes with friends and families and has a child. You already know that having a child and taking care of him or her is not easy work. In fact, it's a full-time job on its own!
As we grow up, our responsibilities grow with us. Every time we are hit with a new responsibility, we don't take it well initially. In fact, we wonder if we would ever have enough time to manage it all! And then, sure enough, within a few weeks, we become a pro at managing this new responsibility. And it's always the same case! No matter how many responsibilities are added to our lives, if we just keep at it, and just like the ant, never give up, (second thing we can learn from ants), we will eventually become a pro at it.
It's no wonder there's this expression called "do or die" because ants abide by it! They will try and try and try and try and try and...try, until they either do or die.
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