The Chinese Bamboo Tree

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The Chinese bamboo tree teaches patience with style. You plant it, water it, and wait… and wait… for years. Nothing above the surface. Meanwhile, the tree is secretly building a vast root system deep underground. Then, suddenly, in its fifth year, it shoots up to 80 feet in just six weeks. The takeaway? Real growth often happens out of sight. Keep nurturing your efforts, even when it seems like nothing’s happening—you might just be laying the groundwork for something huge.

Love Truth

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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. ~ Confucius

Like A Thunderbolt

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. ~ Sun Tzu

Zheng Yi Sao

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The most successful pirate was a woman named Zheng Yi Sao. Her fleet was composed of 400 junks and between 40,000 to 60,000 pirates in 1805.