A farmer won a first prize at the country fair for his huge radish that was the exact shape and size of a quart of milk bottle.
Many were curious as to how the farmer was able to grow this radish that was the exact shap of a milk bottle.
Finally one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question.question. The farmer replied, "it was easy. I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle. It had nowhere else to go."
You can use this story as an analogy to life-our lives are shaped by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in,
the people that we allow to influence us,
and the goals we give ourselves...