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In People and Society • 2 min read • Jun 09, 2025 10:52a.m.
Everyone Has Their Own Time
<p>Two guavas tell a simple but powerful story.</p><p><br/></p><p>One has already been picked—soft, sweet, and golden. You can tell it’s ready. The other? Still hanging on the tree. Still firm, still green. Both came from the same tree, same branch, and got the same sunlight and rain. But only one is ripe enough to be picked. The other is still getting there.</p><p><br/></p><p>This is just like the story of two students in university.</p><p><br/></p><p>They got admitted the same year, chose the same course, sat in the same lectures. They studied together, stressed together, and even dreamed together. On the surface, everything looked equal. But as time passed, one of them started shining—good grades, internship offers, recognition. The other one? Still trying, still learning, but not quite “there” yet.</p><p><br/></p><p>But here’s something we often forget: not everyone grows at the same pace.</p><p><br/></p><p>The guava still on the branch isn’t slow or weak. It’s just still growing. It's still taking in what it needs. And when the time is right, it will also be ready—maybe even sweeter than the one that ripened first.</p><p><br/></p><p>In life, we tend to celebrate the ones who succeed early. But we don’t always notice the ones who are still on their journey. Quietly growing. Quietly becoming. But they’re not late—they’re just taking their time.</p><p><br/></p><p>Everyone has their own season. And when your time comes, it will be just right.</p>
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