Unseen hours

JP
JP
Jul 25, 2017 · 2 min read
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I have never heard of a gardener who was able to catch his flowers grow.
Perhaps, one day, he decided to bring a chair by the garden, sit, and just observe the flowers grow, and exclaim : “Ah! I caught you growing!”.

If you have heard of such a tale, please, I would like to meet this gardener and request permission to spy on his growing flowers.
My point is : growth can only be observed after it has happened.
You cannot watch a child gain 5 centimeters. You only notice it after it has happened.
Growth takes place in what I call “unseen hours”. It’s in the dark.
Back in the days, pictures were developed in a dark room. That’s where the magic was happening.

For those of us with a full time job, trying to build something on the side, we understand the importance of these unseen hours. When friends don’t see us, when weekends are spend in a cave.
The regular 9–5 is to make a living and advance another man’s vision. The unseen hours is to live and pursue your own vision.

In a broader context of this principle of growth, it’s not until you have done the growing that you can notice it. That’s why writing is a great habit.
After a few weeks, go back to the things you have written , and you will notice that your thoughts, your style, your technique has changed and improved. This growth took place in your unseen hours…

100 Naked Words

Est. May 2016. 100 vulnerable words, one day at a time. Every day.

JP

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JP (Jean Pouabou). Writting my first book | Aspiring to inspire people to pursue their purpose.

100 Naked Words

Est. May 2016. 100 vulnerable words, one day at a time. Every day.

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