Hens at Work

Thought: The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

Bible text: But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. (Luke 8:15).

Hard work means nothing to a hen. Regardless of what business prognosticators say about the price of eggs... regardless of what others expect of her... regardless of fluctuations in the commodities market... she keeps on digging worms and laying eggs.

If the ground is hard, she scratches harder.
If it's dry, she digs deeper.
If it's wet, she digs where it is dry.
If she strikes a rock, she digs around it.
If she gets a few more hours of daylight in the barnyard, she digs a few more hours.
Have you ever seen a pessimistic hen?
Have you ever seen a hen cackle in disgust at the prospect of her job?
Did you ever hear one cluck because the work was hard, the conditions were poor, and some of her eggs were taken from her before they hatched?
No.
Hens save their breath for digging. They save their cackles for the eggs that are laid.