NEVER LOOK BACK

In teaching total commitment, the bible used an illustration familiar to all of us. "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62). During the planting season in Lesotho, traditional farmers can be seen plowing their fields thoughout the land. Plowing in Lesotho without machines took a tremendous amount of effort. The light wooden plow pulled by oxen or donkeys required the worker to direct all his strenght and attention to the task of plowing straight furrows.

Donkey at work

It is one of the unwritten norms in Lesotho, totally unacceptable to look back after "putting ones hands to the plow." If the farmer plows unevenly and looks back, it only results in an even more crooked furrow. If he looks back at all, his weight is taken off the plow, prohibiting him from making an even furrow in the earth.
With the above analogy in mind, I call on all students that read this blog to focus all their attention and strenght to finishing this semester with pride, excellence and with good grades. I encourage you to look forward, not back toward your past academic mistakes from first semester. Press yourself toward the goal for the prize of excellence which would make you to pass this year exam in flying colours, and make you to proceed to the next level in 2014.

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The plow in this context would be your book or studies. Put your hand to the plow (your books), study-read your books and never look back. Then you will truly be fit for the next level (promotion to the next grade on merit). When you earned that grades on merit, you can say with certainty, I have locked the door on yesterday and have thrown the keys away; tomorrow has no fears for me since I have found today!